A Mothers Love

but to give it a simple meaning the gothic is when the supernatural encounters the natural.

In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison this form of the gothic is used. The story involves Sethe, an ex-slave, whom the ghost of her dead daughter haunts. The ghost of this novel is a two year old who is young in age, yet strong in power. The character Sethe, is based on the real life story of the slave Margaret Garner. On Jan. 28, 1856, Garner killed her two-year-old daughter rather than have her sent back to slavery due to the fugitive slave law. Garner was later found guilty and sent back to the plantation she fled in Mississippi.

The story of Beloved delves into the most painful part of the African American heritage, slavery. The memory of this horrifying time is presented in what Morrison calls "rememory"-- actively making the past re

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Beloved has both mental and physical difficulties. Much of the characters' pain occurs as they themselves try to "reconstruct" their families, communities and their own sense of identity. Sethe now beings her emotional journey form slavery to freedom. The presence of this ghost now in human form thus disrupts every relationship.

With this "rebirth" of Beloved, Sethe is forced to remember the past.

A Past that can not be Forgotten

by

Shavone White

African American Literature

Dr. Having been isolated for so many years, Denver finally feels that she has a friend. Later they return home to find a mystical woman who is referred to as "Beloved". The novel is set during the Reconstruction(1870-1890) which follows the Civil War and emancipation. She feels that her life has been taken away from her and for that reason she wants to "suck" the life out of Sethe, Paul D, and Denver.

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