Beloved By Toni Morrison (Review)
Cincinnati, Ohio, 183. 124 Bluestone Road. Only a mother, Sethe, and her daughter
Denver, are living in a haunted house. They are African ex-slaves, survivors of a painful
and traumatic life. It is Paul D, another slave from "Sweet Home", that suddenly comes,
who brings back memories of a past that has been long since buried. The more Sethe and
Paul D talk about their past sufferings, the more they are healed. However, the ghost that
haunts the house remains as a mystery.
This book, "Beloved", a touching and powerful social novel written by Toni
Morrison, is a deeply profound reading experience. Morrison uses the same techniques
as the most respectable and admirable authors. These include musical language, as she
stated: "I wanted my language to be musical". This technique gives the novel poetic
lines, like: "Lay em down, Sethe. Sword and shield. Down. Down. Both of em down.
Down by the riverside. Sword and shield." (page......
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