Was Beloved solely a bad character?
When Beloved came to 124 Denver was extremely lonely and stuck in the house with Sethe as pretty much her only companion. At the same time Sethe was haunted by her past, and her decision to kill baby Beloved forced everyone in the house to run away from her. Sethe had not faced her past face to face until Beloved came to 124... and made her literally have to face her past face to face. Beloved gave Denver companionship, and from that provided her with a vital missing part of her life. Then Beloved gave Sethe a daughter and a sense that the world was not just mad at her. Sethe was afraid to "lay down her sward and shield" and Beloved forced her to, thereby curing her fear of the past. Along with bringing both Denver and Sethe missing parts of their lives, by having sex with Paul D, Beloved made him furious and that outrage was something his tin heart had not been able to conjure in years.
So yes of course Beloved was an antagonist and obviously evil and manipulative... Did she only have bad intent, or was there some good in her? Or were all of these good comings just a coincidence to Beloveds true evil plans?
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