... selfishness. When Paul D. calls into question her thinking, Sethe still refuses to see her own role in what has come to pass: 'What you did was wrong, Sethe.' 'I should have gone on back there? Taken my babies back there?' 'There could have been a way. Some other way.' 'What way?' 'You got two feet, Sethe, not four...' (165) Sethe's problem is rooted ... from their pasts. In meeting a few of those individuals and learning how and what they are running from, it becomes obvious that no one can deal successfully with the burden of past memories alone. Those who attempt to face their troubl...

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• Grade Level: High School