Toni Morrison Beloved

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” , Toni Morrison, Beloved. Toni Morrison was an the author of the book called Beloved. The novel that she wrote had to deal with a African-American woman who was a mother ,wife and a lover who was living during the American Civil War era. She found a sense of relief to forgive herself within this novel and Toni Morrison wanted to capture these moments to let women know that we must not blame ourselves for what has happened in our lives whether we committed them or not. We must forgive ourselves to let people in our lives. Her purpose for writing this novel was to capture what this woman went through during this era with her own actions and thoughts, how she

No will talk to her nor be with her. With the help of Mr. Bodwin, she locates work and manages to build a stable through solitary life. Her mother-in-law withdraws completely from the community and dies several years later. Which was not the end of people leaving her or coming back to her. Shortly after Baby Suggs's death, Sethe's sons leave home, unnerved by the presence of Beloved's ghost. Left with only Denver, Sethe lives in solitude. Years later, after escaping the Georgia prison and wandering North, Paul D arrives in Cincinnati and reunites with Sethe. He immediately gets rid of the disruptive ghost from the house. The two former slaves attempt to form a family their within the house, although Denver is uncomfortable with Paul D's presence. Sethe and Paul D's relationship is disturbed by the appearance of a young woman who came to the house and who calls herself Beloved, the same name that is on the headstone of Sethe's dead daughter. Beloved quickly becomes a dominant force in Sethe's house. She drives Paul D out of Sethe's bed and seduces him in front of her which emotionally disturbed her. She becomes the full and sole focus of Sethe's life after Sethe

Sethe face many battles throughout the entire novel which is based on her life. The battle that she face that meant more than her relationship with Paul D was the one with herself. Letting herself know that she does not need to feel the overcoming power and possession of Beloved and get the best of her mentally and physically. With the help of Paul D she learned that killing her daughter for her own good should not have gone to her head and drive to a mental breakdown. Her mental breakdown let her think that she was not good enough to even talk to the other African Woman with in the town. Her losing her self worth made her lose all control of her self worth. It became worse when Beloved came into her life and the house. After becoming the sole focus of the house and taking over Paul D in bed. She even felt the need of doing nothing no more. When she left Paul D help her gain self worth because with self worth you do not let people get into your head and let them decide what you must feel or do with your life. Her weak mind became stronger and did her