bless me, ultima
From the first page of this book I can already tell the complex story plot and the different style from that of Bless Me, Ultima. The constant flashbacks are really confusing, just like the rest of the storyline. It took me a while to catch on Paul D and Sethe's stories and relations from their conversation. I dislike the style the author uses, but I think it gives the book character and is very unique. I was very confused about the house being haunted at first, but I believe it is a conflict between the human world and the spirit world. The house shook when Paul D touched Sethe and took him by surprise. Later on the spirit turns into human flesh-form of Beloved and doesn't just shake the furniture but literally tears the house apart from the inside physically and spiritually. We can make out from Sethe's stories that her past is very painful and miserable. Her sons ran away and she had a scar that resembled a tree on her back. Some parts of the past still remains mysterious at this point, but the readers will understand it later in the novel. This is first chapter that Beloved comes back to life in human form. It's really weird how beloved looks o
Denver decides to leave the house and look for help. This is a big step for her and she feels the need to save her mother from Beloved. She finds Lady Jones, who warmheartedly helped out Denver and sent food baskets to the house. It's significant because the people that were helping out were from town. Although they disagreed with Sethe's actions, they were still willing to assist Denver when she asked. In this chapter, Sethe and Beloved are constantly interacting with each other. Beloved begin to demand everything and make Sethe to spend all her savings for fabrics. At first, Denver was afraid for Beloved, but after a time she became more concerned for her mother. Beloved is growing fat while Sethe wastes away, and they are running out of food. There is also constant fighting, as Sethe tries to explain herself to Beloved, who refuses to forgive her. This shows how deep Sethe's love is for her children. Many disagreed with her actions later on, and when Baby Suggs found out, she moved in trying to help. Baby Suggs gets mad when Sethe nursed Denver without wiping Beloved's blood off her chest. Thus Denver drank her sister's blood and is a part of her. The town disapproves Sethe's actions but she doesn't feel ashame
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Approximate Word count = 834
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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