At the end of Toni Morrison's Beloved, it is unclear as to whether or not Sethe has actually forgiven herself for killing her daughter. It is evident that she knows she did something wrong, and that ... the actions of those around her. Although Sethe acts as if she did not already notice, Denver makes it very clear to her that, "Nobody speaks to us. Nobody comes by, " (15). Sethe tries to persuade her and Paul D that people are scared of the house. But Denver made it quite obvious that "It's not the House. It's us! ... what she had done really hit Sethe. "Sethe blamed herself for Baby Sugg...

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Eighteen Years of Not Living Toni Morrison's Beloved is a story of a former slave woman and the daughter that comes back to haunt her after eighteen years. It is the meaning of time and ... excitement of what tomorrow can bring. Sethe's anguish is about her mothering, and Paul D's, the ability to feel. Denver's is her loneliness. Its original cause is Beloved's murder, which alienates the community, makes Denver afraid of her mother and of whatever was terrible enough to make her kill her own, causing the haunting to make ... slavery has made it impossible for her to be the mother she wants ...

• Word Count: 1409
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• Grade Level: High School