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This 8 page paper discusses the symbolism of the character Beloved in Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of truth run fast and furious. Morrisons use of symbolism is the driving force which brings all the converging storylines to its dramatic end. A quick summary of the book
shows Sethe Suggs and her daughter, Denver, living in a house that most people believe to be haunted. A friend, Paul D determines to exorcise the ghost for her. After
he has done so, Sethe is so elated that she asks Paul D to move in with them. Denver, however, is not so elated as the ghost was a little
girl, her sister, in fact. Denver is not happy with the arrangements, as she feels neglected. As the story unfolds a stranger comes into their lives. She is a very
mysterious woman who resembles Sethes dead daughter, Beloved. In fact, Denver is so certain of it that she brings the young woman into their home. From that minute on, everyones
life changes forever. The character of Beloved plays a unique role throughout the novel. She is both spirit and flesh in her symbolism. From the very beginning Morrison uses Beloved
symbolically, as she comes from the water and as she drinks water that is offered to her. Beloved, the student will recall from the reading of the text, is a
survivor of a slave ship, which crossed the water. With this crossing of the water, vast numbers of people had their way of life changed forever. Morrison writes: "A fully
dressed woman walked out of the water..."(Morrison, 50). Also, another water reference comes into play when Beloved is offered a glass of water by Denver. "Four times Denver filled it,
and four times the woman drank as though she had crossed a desert" (Morrison 51). This is also a direct implication of the treatment of slaves aboard the slave
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