Beloved
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Toni Morrison
Beloved Literary Device
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124 Bluestone Road: 124 Bluestone Road is the house where Sethe and Denver live. 124 is not just an ordinary house; it feels like a living house. It is haunted by the ghost of Sethe’s dead daughter, and the house shakes, glows red, and makes noises. It represents pain and the past that cannot be forgotten. When Sethe, Denver, and Paul D try to have a happy moment, the house still hold...
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Beloved Summary
Summary
Book One Summary (Chapters 1–18)
Haunted House at 124: The story begins in 1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sethe lives at 124 Bluestone Road with Denver. The house is haunted by her baby’s ghost. The ghost is angry and shakes the house often. It makes her sons, Buglar and Howard, run away. Baby Suggs, Sethe’s mother-in-law, lived there before. She died in sadness after her family’s tragedy.
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Beloved Theme
Themes
Slavery: Slavery destroys identity. Slavery takes away a person’s sense of self. Paul D is so disconnected from himself. He was treated like property, so he constantly wonders if he is a "real man" or just something with a price. When he is sold to Brandywine, he tries to kill his new master, but instead, he is sent to a chain gang in Georgia. In prison, he is forced to live underground...
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Beloved Character
Characters
Sethe: Sethe is the main character in Beloved. She is a mother filled with deep love and pain. She was Enslaved at the Sweet Home plantation in Kentucky. She escapes to Cincinnati with her children. To protect them from slavery, she tries to kill them. Sethe killed her younger baby girl, who later returns as Beloved. Sethe feels guilty, becomes weak, and gives everything to Beloved...
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