... . The second part serves to clarify and interpret the first, much as the "New Testament- is seen as an "unveiling- of the "Old Testament."" The third part could be seen as "Revelation- for the novel in its entirety. Close to the beginning of the second "testament- of the novel, shortly after Stamp Paid's realization of the debt he owes to Baby Suggs, is a rather lengthy passage describing Baby ... Suggs' loss of faith and her subsequent retirement to her bed. (176 bottom to 180 top ... do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down -- they tread upo...

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• Grade Level: High School