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

From reading Beloved I learned a lot. First, I learned of the tremendous trials and tribulations that the African American culture has gone through with slavery. I have so much respect for their pain and suffering. Second, I learned that a mother-daughter relationship is an irreplaceable and wonderful thing. The love between them is an unpredictable thing that can cause people to make life sacrifices. Lastly, your novel Beloved helped me to understand and diversify myself. Learning about different cultures helps round my character and only motivates me to read more of your novels. I enjoyed Beloved and I hope to read more of your selection. Thank You!

There are multiple extended themes within your novel Beloved. Myself and other sources found the themes of slavery, dealing with the past and how it can come back to haunt you, love-concept-misunderstandings, relationships such as mother-daughter, personal endurance -remaining sane, and the black community life. Of these themes, I mostly related with the mother-daughter relationship. There is a quote that I think symbolizes the love between Sethe and beloved, "Beloved could not keep her eyes off of Sethe." This quote shows me that there is nothing that can replace or imitate the mother-daughter relationship. The whole

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