Beloved Treatment Of Beloved

Throughout the novel “Beloved”, Denver goes under a series of adjustments which change her character dramatically and drastically from the girl that once was bound by house 124 and the girl that now embraces the supernatural and all that I around her.

Denver first starts off as the innocent little girl who just wanted a place home to be normal and be accepted . She was more so over protected by her mother Sethe .The transaction of Dever from a shy sensitive young girl who started off more self-centered to a selfless young lady who now was much more caring for others first started when Denver first met beloved . yes Beloved . The mysterious young lady with a new born’s skin who now made Sethe the mother of her own and the haunted house 124 a home to herself like she never left . It is revealed in the book in entry 1 , that supposed ghost haunting the house is Sethe’s dead daughter whose name was Beloved. So it is not a shock that as beloved entered the new home, Denver had an inseperable attachment to her which stemmed as Beloved stayed longer at the house . Denver soon became enfatuated with the idea of attending to Beloved since from the time she got there , she was not in good health.

As Denver devotes all her time, more towards caring for beloved , she also transitions into a motherly figure for beloved as well as someone who grows a sisterly attachment to her . In entry six Denver shows this relevant attachment after Paul D attacks Beloved about where she has come from and why she is there. While eating dinner, Beloved vomits her food all over the floor. “When she was quiet, Denver had whipped up all the mess and said to Beloved ,go to sleep”(79). Denver even told Beloved to come in her room so that she can watch out for ...

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...of slavery she was placed into. Although Denver changed drastically throughout the novel , she still held on to the memories that helped to mold her into the young lady she now is.

It is safe to say that Denver did not have the easiest stable life , but the experiences she went through brought her to a new standing point and changed from the small sensitive and emotional girl she was to a young lady that became strong and independent . Seeing what her mother was like , changed Denver throughout this novel for the better of her own good. She turned out to be one of the most dynamic characters of “Beloved” by Toni Morrison.

Toni Morrison embodies the text by showing Denver’ past along with the transition of her future , yet the style and use of literary devices gives the story a fluent vibe and brings the novel , along with each character , together in dynamic way.