Beloved

A detailed Summary of Beloved

In the novel Beloved, written by Toni Morrison and in "Looking for Zora" by Alice Walker, both of the communities in the stories had many similarities. In Toni Morrison's novel, the main character is Sethe, an ex-slave who lives with her daughter, Denver and boyfriend Paul D. in a small town.

Sethe worked as a slave for many years, and escaped to freedom for 28 days. On the 29th day, her slave master found her, and tried to bring her back to the plantation. Sethe decides that she would rather kill her children than have them live a life of slavery, and tries to do so. She is only successful in killing her youngest daughter, Beloved. Throughout the story, Sethe is shown dealing with the ghost of Beloved haunting her, and making her sick with stress. Beloved drives Paul D. out of her home, and tries to make her mother suffer, just as she had.

The town was a small community, and because of that everyone seemed to know of Sethe's past. She is outcast from the population, and viewed on as evil for killing her daughter. Once Paul D. finds out about her history, her too reacts like the town with disgust and confusion. He doesn't understand how she could commit such a horrible crime, and leaves her because of it.

My family prides itself in our heritage. We are very active in our German ancestry, and take part in the German community. We get together often and get German food. My father makes bratwurst, and soups and of course, they drink a lot of German beer. My family celebrates Oktoberfest every year.

In looking at research that my father has done, I come from a mostly German family. However, a small part of me is English, Jewish and Dutch as well. All of these different backgrounds have contributed to my family in various ways.

s essay, "Looking for Zora", she tells a story about a woman who lived in a small, mostly African-American town. She is a very well educated woman, who is well liked by the townspeople. She leads a unique life that her niece is trying to discover more about in this writing.

My mother's parents were born in the U.S. as well and so was most of her family. Her great great grandparents were born in England, and Germany. Their families tended to be smaller, and more spread out. My Grandmother's brothers and sisters no longer talk to each other. Both of her parents died before I was born, and my mother didn't even know them very well.

My Grandmother's mother moved here from Nazing, England in the late 1800's, and my Grandmother's father moved to the United States from Germany around the same time. They met on the boat to Ellis Island, and since my Great-Grandfather Oster was a very smart man, he had learned to speak some English in college. They then decided to settle together in New York.

Currently, I still have relatives that live in Germany. My Aunt's parents live outside Hamburg, in a small village outside of the city. I have been to visit th

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Approximate Word count = 1132
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels