... was the grace that they could imagine. That if they could not see it, they would not have it. "Here", she said, "in this here place, we flesh; flesh that weeps, laughs; flesh that dances on bare feet in grass. Love it. Love it hard and the beat and beating heart, love that too ... it becomes their prison. Beloved is more than a homeless girl to them, "she is the catalyst for revelations as well as self-revelations; through her we come to know not only how, but why, the original child Beloved was killed. And through her also Sethe achieves, finally, her own form of self-exorcism, her own ...

• Word Count: 3712
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... was the grace that they could imagine. That if they could not see it, they would not have it. "Here", she said, "in this here place, we flesh; flesh that weeps, laughs; flesh that dances on bare feet in grass. Love it. Love it hard and the beat and beating heart, love that too ... it becomes their prison. Beloved is more than a homeless girl to them, "she is the catalyst for revelations as well as self-revelations; through her we come to know not only how, but why, the original child Beloved was killed. And through her also Sethe achieves, finally, her own form of self-exorcism, her own ...

• Word Count: 3715
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School