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Beloved by Toni Morrison 1. Is Sethe a good mother? Give examples. Use direct quotes to support your claims. 2. Explain the fugitive slave act 3. Explain rememory and give examples of rememory in the book. Use direct quotes to exemplify your responses. 4. How is Sojourner Truth’s “Aint I a Woman” connected to Beloved? 5. What are some of the memories that Paul D and Sethe remember about Sweet Home? Why do you think Morrison gives us this information little bit by little bit? 6. Describe the character Beloved. Use specific examples from the book. What is her purpose, her goal? 7. What is the significance of the line: “This is not a story to pass on.”? Has Beloved left any trace? 8. What is your assessment of this book? Requirements for full credit: Fully address the prompt 6-7 pages Double-spaced Times New Roman 12 font Works Cited Page MLA format (Correctly formatted) Use Owl at Purdue Submit at the beginning of classAnswer Preview………………Is Sethe a Good Mother? The love that mothers have for their children is so strong that it crushes all the things, which stand on its path. The viewpo

int is seen in Toni Morrison’s Beloved between Sethe and her daughter. It is easier for readers to conclude that Sethe was a bad mother because she killed her daughter Beloved. However, the novel’s settings shows that her actions can be justified based on what the slaves went through at the time. Thus, she was a good mother to her daughter because she did not want her to experience the pain and suffering she has had to endure throughout her life. The viewpoint is seen through the statement “It ain’t my job to know what’s worse. It’s my job to know what is and to keep them away from what I know is terrible. I did that” (Morrison 194). In the statement above, Sethe explains to Paul D. that she was not going to allow her children to go through what she experienced at Sweet Home. However, she did not have any other option to avoid that because of her condition as a slave. Consequently, she believed that the best option was to kill her daughter beloved. Sethe’s decision to kill her daughter was driven by her relationship with her mother………………….APA 1765 words
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