... the ghost's presence. When Beloved arrived, the scene was described with, "Here Boy nowhere in sight." Here Boy could sense that Beloved was the ghost and didn't want to be hurt again. Also, at the end of the book when Beloved was already gone, Here Boy returned. One of Paul D's biggest questions about Beloved was her skin. Her skin was like "new skin ... were nineteen-the scarring from playing when they were children and lines and calluses from the housework. The crawling already? girl died when she was one with baby new skin. It didn't have the time to become spoiled by labor and play...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School