Beloved

Beloved

Beloved is a soul-stirring novel with vivid imagery , historical background and complex characters . The dark and grey , tones of slavery is very strongly captured in detail by characters going through the horrific experiences of slavery . The brutal images of slavery tarnishes their lives with marks (Beloved , scars , wounds , shackles , and memories with heavy burden of the past , fragmented self in the present and very foggy view of the future . The precious self , which is the birthright of every human being is stained , fragmented and diminished by the painful experiences of

slavery . The body undergoes innumerable hardship , torture and agony and the mind is made crippled , dependant and weak with exhaustion and hostility . The scars of slavery reduce the human beings to ashes , where they are drained of any hope and light . The spirit is submerged in the burden of life , and everyday existence for survival

Some of the strong ideas around which the novel revolves are : love (mother 's possessive love , family , self-possessiveness , burden of the past , and desire for ownership . These themes unite the events and the characters within the story . These are the themes that also reflect that human self is higher than the mortal bruises inflicted on the body by the painful experiences of slavery

The power of mother 's love is the strong force which controls many happenings within the story . The life of the protagonist Sethe centers on the protection of her children from the horrors of the slavery . She lived a terrible life , where there was no ray of light and still managed to secure her freedom in the difficult days of pregnancy . How she managed to do it lies in her inner strength as a mother , for the protection of her children

Her mother love is the strong chord which propels her actions to send away her older children for safety and protection to Baby Suggs . In the last and difficult stages of pregnancy , when even walking is painful she decides to run away from Sweet Home with the help from a white girl Amy . She gives birth to her 4th child on the run and still finds strength to carry on until she reaches the safety of home , where Baby Suggs lives with her other children

The whole length of the novel is weaved with instances that reinforce the strong desire for the family . The vision of united family under one roof is something held as aspiration for Sethe ( the main character Baby Sugg ( the paternal grandmother , Denver (the living daughter , Paul D (another slave from Sweet Home ) and Beloved ( the ghost incarnate . The House 124 ' is the symbolic of the shelter of home , which brings all the characters under this one roof , where all the interaction and complexities arise . This is where the past , present and future are face to face , in the race for dominance and survival

This is where the mystery of the numbers is revealed . The critical role which Beloved , the 3rd child , dead as well as...