In the novel, Beloved, Toni Morrison displays Beloved’s hero journey to exhibit to the readers how Beloved represented slavery.
Toni Morrison uses the hero’s journey in the novel while using Beloved to represent the idea of slavery. Morrison introduces the ordinary world as being Sweet Home. Sweet Home was where Beloved was born and where Sethe was enslaved. Morrison continues the cycle with them going to 124 where they were free. While Sethe and Beloved are at 124, schoolteacher comes looking for Sethe; out of love, Sethe kills Beloved to protect her from being a part of slavery at Sweet Home. Morrison exhibits Beloved’s refusal to the call when Beloved did not want to leave her mother. Beloved feared leaving her mother because she knew she …show more content…
Beloved’s allies were Baby Suggs and Sethe. Baby Suggs showed Beloved her beauty and her worth. Sethe was obviously the mother figure to Beloved and protected Beloved from slavery. Beloved’s approach to the inmost cave was when she was in the shed with Sethe. Schoolteacher came to 124 looking to bring Sethe and her children back to Sweet Home. Beloved’s ordeal was Beloved actually being killed by her mother in the shed. Sethe had good reasoning behind killing her innocent child; Sethe killed Beloved out of love. Beloved’s reward in the novel was being freed from slavery. Sethe killed Beloved only to protect her from slavery. The things that have happened to Beloved show that although there was still slavery, slavery had changed and people were realizing that they were desperate to protect their loved ones from the horrors of slavery.
Morrison emphasizes the resolution and denouncement of Beloved to show how slavery had changed in the eighteen years that Beloved was gone. The road back for Beloved is when she comes up from the water and finds Sethe again. Beloved was dead for eighteen years and has finally came back to her mother. Beloved’s resurrection was coming back from the other side which was dark and dead. Beloved then returns with the elixir; Beloved finally gets attention from Sethe. Morrison used these things to build Beloved back up to show that slavery started to lighten
Toni Morrison uses the hero’s journey in the novel while using Beloved to represent the idea of slavery. Morrison introduces the ordinary world as being Sweet Home. Sweet Home was where Beloved was born and where Sethe was enslaved. Morrison continues the cycle with them going to 124 where they were free. While Sethe and Beloved are at 124, schoolteacher comes looking for Sethe; out of love, Sethe kills Beloved to protect her from being a part of slavery at Sweet Home. Morrison exhibits Beloved’s refusal to the call when Beloved did not want to leave her mother. Beloved feared leaving her mother because she knew she …show more content…
Beloved’s allies were Baby Suggs and Sethe. Baby Suggs showed Beloved her beauty and her worth. Sethe was obviously the mother figure to Beloved and protected Beloved from slavery. Beloved’s approach to the inmost cave was when she was in the shed with Sethe. Schoolteacher came to 124 looking to bring Sethe and her children back to Sweet Home. Beloved’s ordeal was Beloved actually being killed by her mother in the shed. Sethe had good reasoning behind killing her innocent child; Sethe killed Beloved out of love. Beloved’s reward in the novel was being freed from slavery. Sethe killed Beloved only to protect her from slavery. The things that have happened to Beloved show that although there was still slavery, slavery had changed and people were realizing that they were desperate to protect their loved ones from the horrors of slavery.
Morrison emphasizes the resolution and denouncement of Beloved to show how slavery had changed in the eighteen years that Beloved was gone. The road back for Beloved is when she comes up from the water and finds Sethe again. Beloved was dead for eighteen years and has finally came back to her mother. Beloved’s resurrection was coming back from the other side which was dark and dead. Beloved then returns with the elixir; Beloved finally gets attention from Sethe. Morrison used these things to build Beloved back up to show that slavery started to lighten