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Beloved

After reading the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, many readers may find
them selves asking who Beloved really was. There are basically three
answers that would satisfy this question; that she is the actual baby
ghost come back to life, a random woman who came to fulfill the needs
of the protagonists, and the view of, does it really matter? These
possibilities will be discussed throughout the duration of this essay
and it will be left to you to decide what you think. In the support of
Beloved actually being the baby ghost re-born, you could use the fact
that she knew a song that Sethe made up to sing to her children to
prove this theory. " 'I made up that song,' said Sethe. 'I made it up
and sang it to my children. Nobody knows that song but me and my
children' " Sethe pg. 176 "Beloved turned to look at Sethe. 'I know
it,' she said." Beloved pg.176 The fact that Beloved knew about
Sethe's earrings also adds to this. How she seemed to know all of the
right questions to ask ...

Posted by: Cinthia De Ruiz

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