Thursday, November 16, 2017

Thick love

"Excuse me, but I can't hear a word against her. I'll chastise her. You leave her alone.”

When Paul D says something judging Denver, Sethe’s motherly defense shows up. Sethe shares a stronger bond between her and her daughter than her and a lover. Sethe will defend Denver, and Beloved, no matter how weird a situation gets. Sethe has what Paul D calls “thick love” and though sometimes, like in this instance, defends her daughter in a pretty harmless way, that is not looking to be the case for how she is treating Beloved. Beloved brings out the “thick love” Paul D was really talking about when he found out Sethe killed her baby. Sethe did not want her baby to have to go through what she had, and “protects” her from the institution by killing her. This is a very extreme image both graphically and symbolically. Her motherly defense has, and could continue to lead to more harm than good.

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