Beloved: Sethe And Her Daughter
Beginning of paper
“It is the ultimate gesture of a loving mother. It is the outrageous claim
In the story “Beloved” by Toni Morrison there is the story of Sethe
and her daughter ‘Beloved.’ Sethe is a proud and beautiful woman who
escaped from slavery, yet is haunted by its heritage. She must deal with
th ....
Middle of paper
.... killing her "Beloved" child, the question arises whether or not
Sethe acted out of true love or selfish pride? The fact that Sethe's act is
irrational can easily be decided upon. Does Sethe kill her baby girl
because she wants to save the baby from slavery or does Sethe end her
daughter's life because of a selfish refusal to reenter a life of slavery?
It can be said that she is a woman who chooses to love her children
and not herself. Sethe kills her baby because her children are the only
good ....
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Word count: 1468
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
