In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Denver is seen as the future generation of free African Americans. However, Denver is hindered by her mother and the baby ghost to leave 124 and explore life as a free African American. Denver is an outsider, which makes her unable to have a mutual connection with Sethe, Paul D, and Beloved. According to critics, Denver is seen as the “daughter of hope”, which prohibits Denver from forming a mutual connection to any of the characters that suffered slavery because the characters who have suffered slavery are unable to have the same emotion of hope and innocence that Denver obtains. Since Denver is the “daughter of hope”, she is able to see the house of 124 clearly. She is the first to recognize the underlying situations
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Beloved doesn’t appreciate Denver for taking care of her because she comes back to seek out Sethe for revenge. Denver feels as though she has a deeper connection with Beloved because she “swallowed her blood right along with [her] mother’s milk” (242). Denver tasting Beloved’s blood after Beloved’s death symbolizes the bloodlines that connects Denver with Beloved. However, the feeling is not mutual. Beloved does express love for Denver, but she comes back only for Sethe to seek revenge for “[leaving] me behind” (89). Denver can see the situations that lie in the house of 124 clearly because she can view everything through a clear perspective because she hasn’t been plagued by the sight of slavery. Denver is the first to recognize Beloved as the baby ghosts haunting 124. Although Beloved has never experienced slavery in Sweet Home, she is a slave in the unconsciousness between life and death. She has all of the painful memories from her ancestors, which includes the middle passage where the place is “‘dark’” (88). Beloved is unable to bond with Denver because Denver is the daughter that is saved from being killing. Beloved’s fate was dark and grim while Denver’s fate was salvaged by Stamp Paid. Beloved is the symbol of the past while Denver is the symbol of the …show more content…
Denver finds herself through the community. Denver never had place in 124, however, she is able to grow into an adult outside of 124. Denver enters the community and connects with the new generation of freed slaves, who have built futures based off of their hard work to create a new community. Her first mutual connection is with Mrs. Jones calling her a “baby” as a sign of sympathy (292). Denver realizes she has “inaugurated her life in the world as a woman” because she is exposed to a new emotion called empathy. As a result, Denver grows into a woman and has achieved her first genuine connection outside of 124 and Sethe’s grasp. Denver and Paul D’s final interaction symbolizes the past meeting the future. Denver has grown into an independent woman, who understands the world better now that she has entered the community. Paul D’s opinions represents the past therefore when wants to provide his “opinion”, Beloved shuts him down because “[she] has [her] own” (314). She doesn’t want the opinion of the past because the past is filled with pain, which prohibits a person from building a future. Since Denver realizes she can’t have the same connection with Sethe, she knows the only person for her is Paul D. According to Denver, Paul D “[doesn’t] have to stay ‘way” (314). Through Denver, Paul D is given a sense of hope that Sethe is waiting for him to save her. As
Beloved doesn’t appreciate Denver for taking care of her because she comes back to seek out Sethe for revenge. Denver feels as though she has a deeper connection with Beloved because she “swallowed her blood right along with [her] mother’s milk” (242). Denver tasting Beloved’s blood after Beloved’s death symbolizes the bloodlines that connects Denver with Beloved. However, the feeling is not mutual. Beloved does express love for Denver, but she comes back only for Sethe to seek revenge for “[leaving] me behind” (89). Denver can see the situations that lie in the house of 124 clearly because she can view everything through a clear perspective because she hasn’t been plagued by the sight of slavery. Denver is the first to recognize Beloved as the baby ghosts haunting 124. Although Beloved has never experienced slavery in Sweet Home, she is a slave in the unconsciousness between life and death. She has all of the painful memories from her ancestors, which includes the middle passage where the place is “‘dark’” (88). Beloved is unable to bond with Denver because Denver is the daughter that is saved from being killing. Beloved’s fate was dark and grim while Denver’s fate was salvaged by Stamp Paid. Beloved is the symbol of the past while Denver is the symbol of the …show more content…
Denver finds herself through the community. Denver never had place in 124, however, she is able to grow into an adult outside of 124. Denver enters the community and connects with the new generation of freed slaves, who have built futures based off of their hard work to create a new community. Her first mutual connection is with Mrs. Jones calling her a “baby” as a sign of sympathy (292). Denver realizes she has “inaugurated her life in the world as a woman” because she is exposed to a new emotion called empathy. As a result, Denver grows into a woman and has achieved her first genuine connection outside of 124 and Sethe’s grasp. Denver and Paul D’s final interaction symbolizes the past meeting the future. Denver has grown into an independent woman, who understands the world better now that she has entered the community. Paul D’s opinions represents the past therefore when wants to provide his “opinion”, Beloved shuts him down because “[she] has [her] own” (314). She doesn’t want the opinion of the past because the past is filled with pain, which prohibits a person from building a future. Since Denver realizes she can’t have the same connection with Sethe, she knows the only person for her is Paul D. According to Denver, Paul D “[doesn’t] have to stay ‘way” (314). Through Denver, Paul D is given a sense of hope that Sethe is waiting for him to save her. As