Beloved, by Toni Morrison, is a story which focuses on the importance of memory and history. The main female character, Sethe, struggles with the haunting legacy of slavery in the form of her memories and through her daughter’s aggressive ghost. Her daughter’s ghost, Beloved, returns in human form to reunite herself with Sethe. Chapter 19 of Beloved shows how a realization Beloved’s identity is beginning to surface. Morrison uses symbolism, characterization of Sethe, and stream of consciousness to illustrate the complexity of character relationships. Morrison is able to illustrate the complexity of character relationships through symbolism. The novel Beloved centers on how the past and present contribute to relationships. A passage describing the three
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Sethe takes her daughters Beloved and Denver ice-skating on the creek behind their house. Through the repetition of the phrase, “nobody saw them falling” (205), a tone of unity and separation is shown. The three of them are able to act as themselves and do as they please because no one is around to see them fall, then judge them. They are able to laugh and have fun without the fear of being judged by the rest of the community. The girls share one and a half pairs of skates, so if they fall, they fall together. This shows the unity between Sethe, Denver, and Beloved. Additionally, Morrison uses the symbol of twenty-eight days to illustrate the complexity. Baby Suggs stayed with Sethe and Denver for twenty-eight days before she died. In those twenty-eight days she was a support system for Sethe, always there when she was in need. Once Baby Suggs passes away, Sethe explains that,“Those twenty-eight days were followed by
Sethe takes her daughters Beloved and Denver ice-skating on the creek behind their house. Through the repetition of the phrase, “nobody saw them falling” (205), a tone of unity and separation is shown. The three of them are able to act as themselves and do as they please because no one is around to see them fall, then judge them. They are able to laugh and have fun without the fear of being judged by the rest of the community. The girls share one and a half pairs of skates, so if they fall, they fall together. This shows the unity between Sethe, Denver, and Beloved. Additionally, Morrison uses the symbol of twenty-eight days to illustrate the complexity. Baby Suggs stayed with Sethe and Denver for twenty-eight days before she died. In those twenty-eight days she was a support system for Sethe, always there when she was in need. Once Baby Suggs passes away, Sethe explains that,“Those twenty-eight days were followed by