All About (Beloved by Toni Morrison) Summary & Analysis of the novel Beloved

Beloved is a 1987 novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War, it is inspired by the life of Margaret Garner, an African American who escaped slavery in Kentucky in late January 1856 by crossing the Ohio River to Ohio, a free state.

On an allegorical level, Beloved represents the inescapable, horrible past of slavery returned to haunt the present. Her presence, which grows increasingly malevolent and parasitic as the novel progresses, ultimately serves as a catalyst for Sethe's, Paul D's, and Denver's respective processes of emotional growth.

Morrison's purpose is to lay the foundation of events for later on in the book and hook the reader. Her audience are those searching for their culteral identity just as Sethe does in the book, but also anyone interested in understanding or perhaps reading about a slaves mentality after escaping or gaining freedom.

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[joey_frimps]

Thank you for this video. It’s been very helpful. Can you help me trace the human right abuses from the novel?

[billyalarie]

this isn't even a real person narrating this.