Upon reading “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, readers are faced with the dilemma of whether to identify the character beloved as an apparition, a symbol, or simply a real person. It seems to be contextually supported that the character Beloved is an apparition of the past. Allowing supernatural activity to take over their suppressed memories of slavery once they have finally reached grounds of freedom. Beloved represents magical realism in literature as she forces readers to come to an understanding of what this character even is. Beloved is a difficult character to interpret due to the text creating conflicting representations that portray her as a symbol of the horrors of slavery. Beloved could also be viewed as an apparition due to the fact
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Tell me? How much?” Beloved has tested his strength while she has mentally and physically brought him down, it is the fact of allowing this character to open up and realize that there was a purpose to Beloved’s death, a mother’s love that was so strong for her children she would rather kill them then for them to live the life she did. Beloved’s whole purpose is to pull this family back together, make them realize everything happens for a reason, and to make them whole again. In part three readers learn the strong relationship between Sethe and Beloved and its destructive quality. As these two characters grow closer and closer, “the two of them cut Denver out of the games: the cooking games, the sewing games, the hair and dressing-up games. Games her mother loved so well she took to going to work later and later each day…” Sethe becomes way to involved with beloved and eventually looses her job as beloved uses this to her advantage to teach Sethe priorities, as she consumes Sethe and reveals her weaknesses of the importance of family. As the past swallows Sethe, she begins to relive her memories and try to explain her actions to Beloved. She tries to use her horrifying stories and experiences so beloved would forgive her. Being an apparition, beloved refuses to forgive Sethe for a reason. Beloved is trying to show Sethe family is of
Tell me? How much?” Beloved has tested his strength while she has mentally and physically brought him down, it is the fact of allowing this character to open up and realize that there was a purpose to Beloved’s death, a mother’s love that was so strong for her children she would rather kill them then for them to live the life she did. Beloved’s whole purpose is to pull this family back together, make them realize everything happens for a reason, and to make them whole again. In part three readers learn the strong relationship between Sethe and Beloved and its destructive quality. As these two characters grow closer and closer, “the two of them cut Denver out of the games: the cooking games, the sewing games, the hair and dressing-up games. Games her mother loved so well she took to going to work later and later each day…” Sethe becomes way to involved with beloved and eventually looses her job as beloved uses this to her advantage to teach Sethe priorities, as she consumes Sethe and reveals her weaknesses of the importance of family. As the past swallows Sethe, she begins to relive her memories and try to explain her actions to Beloved. She tries to use her horrifying stories and experiences so beloved would forgive her. Being an apparition, beloved refuses to forgive Sethe for a reason. Beloved is trying to show Sethe family is of