beloved
Your novel Beloved evokes a tremendous amount of emotion from its readers. The various stylistic techniques enable the reader to see beyond the twisted story. Your use of stream of conscientiousness, symbolism, and characterization bring forth a well-written novel containing strong emotion.While I was reading your novel, I found myself very enthralled with the character Sethe. She is such an iron-willed woman, and a daily survivor of guilt and inner-conflict. Sethe must have felt tremendous guilt for killing her own flesh and blood, but it was worth it to her. She loved her child so much that she wouldn’t allow her to suffer in slavery as she did. When Beloved returns, Sethe felt guilty because Beloved loved her so much. I also found it very interesting that life seemed so normal only after a few days of living with Beloved. Before she arrived, Sethe felt ostracized in her community, but when Beloved was there she feels as if everything was back to normal. Beloved changed Sethe from her visit. Sethe represents the many African Americans that went through the pain and suffering of slavery. Here is a quote from Beloved that directly explains Sethe’s pain. “Her past ha
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Approximate Word count = 867
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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