Sethe killed Beloved because she didn't want her to suffer like she did. She didn't want her daughter to have to experience a life of slavery like she did. While the community is outraged by the event, I can almost see where Sethe is coming from. Personally, I would never go to such extreme measures but it is clear, especially knowing Sethe as a character, that what she did was out of love. For her to go to such measures may have been excessive, but she felt that it was the only way to ensure her daughter would not have to endure a life of oppression and mistreatment.
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