Beloved vs History Textbook

Growing up today, slavery is just an awful part of american history we just simply learn in history class. We know it was a horrible experience but we never truly understood the individual's pain, until the book Beloved. In the book the institution of slavery is expressed in a completely unique manner. Toni Morrison brought the facts of slavery and transform it into a life experience. This is seen through the eyes of her characters, especially Sethe. In beloved she is this ex slave with love too thick for her children. Her experiences as slave pushes the limit of her children's protection. Attempting to save her children from the horrors of slavery the readers are brought into the true reality of Sethe's maternal love. Sethe believes the amount of pain throughout her experience of slavery is much worse than death itself. This is because during slavery all freedoms are taken away from the individual, leaving only pain. To escape such fate death is the option Sethe pursued. It struck a cord with the audience because  the readers now sees the true depth of love and horror exemplified from slavery. The book, Beloved, highlights the perspective of slavery that provides the readers a deeper understanding of what slavery was and how people reacted to it, which was never fully illustrated in a history textbook.