Due to the fact that this Beloved is grown, I can also make the connection between the slave ship and this "hot", "stuffy", tightly packed environment which Beloved came from. However, I lean towards believing that this is Sethe's daughter because of the unusual name. Is this stranger actually part of the family or only shares in the name of Denver's fallen sister?
Monday, November 16, 2015
Beloved: Slave or Sister
While I was not a fan of the Heart of Darkness, I do enjoy Beloved. The mystery behind the character of Beloved contributes to the enjoyment. When we first met Beloved on Sethe's front stoop, every reader has the tendency to attatch the mysterious child ghost and this unexpected visitor as one character. I too believe this, Beloved's telling of where she was and this supposed "bridge" make me think that this ghost comes from Sethe's first daughter, the bridge connecting the land of the dead to that of the living. The question still remains how did a 2 year old toddler become a fully grown ghost, the common representation being that after death, there is no aging, thus the ghost should remain a toddler.
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I also believe that Beloved is Sethe's long lost child because she knows things that others do not like knowledge of the earrings, and the way she shares such a strong attentive bond towards Sethe. In addition, Beloved has confided that she is more or less the "ghost" to Denver.
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