ssociated herself from the act, and also morally justified what had happened. When
Paul D, upon finding out what had really happened, confronts Sethe. She again ignores
the issue. "...So when I got here, even before they let me get out of bed, I stitched her a
little something?all I'm saying is that it is a selfish pleasure I never had before. I couldn't
let all that go back to where it was??(163) Sethe loves her children. But it's that 'selfish
pleasure?which makes one question her actions. Sethe is living a life she's never known a
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