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by Toni Morrison

Beloved is Toni Morrison's fifth novel. Published in 1987 as Morrison was enjoying increasing popularity and success, Beloved became a best seller and received the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Its reception by critics was overwhelming, and the book is widely considered Morrison's greatest novel…

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Murdering one's own child

I don't understand how Sethe could murder her own child.  Even in slavery, a lot of people escaped, right?  Isn't murdering someone worse than slavery??

Posted By howard d #62724 at Aug 17, 2008 10:08 PM in Beloved || 2 replies

Beloved Shine

When Paul D see a Beloved Shining, what does it mean? What information is Morrison trying to get to us? Is she really shining or whats going on? please help really dont understand this part of the book

Posted By lupe l #7449 at Oct 24, 2005 11:01 AM in Beloved || 2 replies