Guilt In Toni Morrison's Beloved

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Morrison know in order to survive must focus on the present in order to not let guilt and shame destroy identity. That is what Denver symbolizes. Despite Denver obsessive “love” of Beloved, the interaction between Sethe and Beloved is troubling. Beloved ‘s belly got bigger, eating all the food in the hous consuming everything and take all the best things first. Simultaneously, Sethe became more weak and more sick. Denver realizes “The job she started out with, protecting Beloved from Sethe, changed to protecting her mother from Beloved” (Morrison 286). Sethe allows Beloved to emotionally and mentally abuse her because she feels guilty for Beloved’s death. Beloved is the past, and Sethe has to be pushed by it. Denver know better: Beloved will

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