In the book Beloved by Toni Morrison nothing is ever in balance It is the constant imbalance between and within her characters caused by slavery and the memory of slavery that is the essence of Beloved As examples I will focus on one character the title character Beloved Beloved is several things When Paul D asks Denver You think she sure nough your sister Denver replies At times At times I think she was more She was a heck of a lot more Yes she was Denvers sister the child Sethe killed just as
Slave narratives are inherently painful readings The reliving of the authors time in slavery often preceded by a piece by a white man giving authenticity to the tail of escape also of religious redemption Beloved adheres to the traditional slave narrative in some aspects and in some aspects it strays the complete opposite way One of the first things we as readers are presented with in Beloved is the theme of pain 124 was spiteful filled with baby venom This pain and sadness is constant througho