Beloved
In Toni Morison’s’ novel, Beloved, the main character Seth, is a former slave who chooses to kill her baby girl rather than allowing her to be exposed to the physically, and emotionally damaging horrors of a life spent in slavery. There is no other way to say it: she murdered her child. By killing her child, so dear to her heart, the question arises whether Seth acted out of true love or selfishness. The fact that Seth’s act is irrational can easily be decided upon. Does Seth kill her baby girl because she wants to save the baby from slavery or does Seth end her daughter's life because of a selfish refusal to reenter a life of slavery? By examining the complexities of Seth’s character it can be said that she is a woman who chooses to love her children but not herself. Seth kills her
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Approximate Word count = 533
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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