The presence of ghosts in
Beloved are very different from the presence of ghosts in other stories. It seems that in
Beloved the ghosts do not want to scare people, but rather want to let people know how they feel. Sethe describes the ghost in 124 as sad and heartbroken. While the ghost may terrorize them at times, the haunting clearly isn't bad enough for Sethe and Denver. It seems that the ghost simply wants the residents of the house to feel the emotional pain it does, as it has never gone to the lengths of trying to seriously injure any of the residents in the house.
I agree, ghosts do seem to be portrayed very differently in this story that in most. what do you think their purpose for this difference in depicting them this way is?
ReplyDeleteI agree, the story portrays ghosts in a way that the reader can relate to. The "haunting" of the ghosts, specifically the ghost in 124, is different than haunting in mainstream entertainment because of the depiction of the ghosts.
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