The novel “Beloved” by Toni Morrison is about Sethe, a mother of four children, who tried to kill her kids so they would not be involved in slavery. Sethe is haunted by the ghost of her firstborn child, the only one that died. Her firstborn child came back from the dead in the form of a young woman around the age of 18 or 19, to destroy and become Sethe. Sethe begins to acknowledge that Beloved is her daughter due to all of the things Beloved knew about the family. At the end of the novel, women gathered at the house to pray for Sethe. All the women seen Beloved and could not believe how beautiful she was. That was the last time Beloved was seen. Toni Morrison’s motive in this novel is to let the reader know that the past is something to move
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Beloved comes out of the lake and crawls all the way to Sethe’s house. When she is brought inside, she drinks a large amount of water and sleeps a lot just like a baby would. “Four days she slept,waking and sitting up only for water” ( chap. 5 pg. 54). This perspective came from Denver as well. This evidence is reliable because in the past 18 years, Denver has been lonely without any interactions from people in the outside world and this explains why Denver took care of Beloved like a real sister because she has somebody now to make up for all those times that she was lonely. She also moved like how a child begins to have their first walk. “She moved like a heavier one, an older one, holding onto furniture” ( chap. 5 pg. 56). This piece of information came from Sethe. This evidence is also reliable because the character is just stating Beloved’s movement, which means it’s unbiased because there’s no emotions involved in it that can alter the information. She throws tantrums and wants all of the attention just like a child would. “ Beloved slammed things, wiped tables clean of plates, threw salt on the floor, broke a windowpane” ( chap. 26 pg. 242). This evidence is from Denver’s point of view. It’s a reliable evidence because at this point in the book, it is where everything is clear to Denver. It was clear to her that she was not …show more content…
Beloved, first an infant ghost and then a reincarnated young woman, comes back to haunt the mother who murdered her. Because she was deprived of nurturing as an infant and feels betrayed by her mother, she has a bottomless need for love. When she returns to live at 124 Bluestone, she attempts to possess Sethe for her very own and almost devours her in the process. She is so demanding of her mother's emotions that Sethe has nothing left over for Denver or herself. During the course of the novel, Beloved is something different to everyone who comes into contact with her. For Sethe, she represents a chance for her to redeem her past actions. For Denver, she provides friendship and a break from her lonely, isolated existence. For Paul D, she becomes a lover that opens his heart. For the community, she is an embodiment of all the infants and children who were cast away from the slave ships and from slave mothers who could not hold onto them. Ultimately, Beloved became an indication that it’s time to move in life and not dwell in the past. She served as a form of remedy by drawing out the painful memories and giving everyone a second chance in
Beloved comes out of the lake and crawls all the way to Sethe’s house. When she is brought inside, she drinks a large amount of water and sleeps a lot just like a baby would. “Four days she slept,waking and sitting up only for water” ( chap. 5 pg. 54). This perspective came from Denver as well. This evidence is reliable because in the past 18 years, Denver has been lonely without any interactions from people in the outside world and this explains why Denver took care of Beloved like a real sister because she has somebody now to make up for all those times that she was lonely. She also moved like how a child begins to have their first walk. “She moved like a heavier one, an older one, holding onto furniture” ( chap. 5 pg. 56). This piece of information came from Sethe. This evidence is also reliable because the character is just stating Beloved’s movement, which means it’s unbiased because there’s no emotions involved in it that can alter the information. She throws tantrums and wants all of the attention just like a child would. “ Beloved slammed things, wiped tables clean of plates, threw salt on the floor, broke a windowpane” ( chap. 26 pg. 242). This evidence is from Denver’s point of view. It’s a reliable evidence because at this point in the book, it is where everything is clear to Denver. It was clear to her that she was not …show more content…
Beloved, first an infant ghost and then a reincarnated young woman, comes back to haunt the mother who murdered her. Because she was deprived of nurturing as an infant and feels betrayed by her mother, she has a bottomless need for love. When she returns to live at 124 Bluestone, she attempts to possess Sethe for her very own and almost devours her in the process. She is so demanding of her mother's emotions that Sethe has nothing left over for Denver or herself. During the course of the novel, Beloved is something different to everyone who comes into contact with her. For Sethe, she represents a chance for her to redeem her past actions. For Denver, she provides friendship and a break from her lonely, isolated existence. For Paul D, she becomes a lover that opens his heart. For the community, she is an embodiment of all the infants and children who were cast away from the slave ships and from slave mothers who could not hold onto them. Ultimately, Beloved became an indication that it’s time to move in life and not dwell in the past. She served as a form of remedy by drawing out the painful memories and giving everyone a second chance in