Beloved, Toni Morrison, Beloveds Arrival
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Toni Morrison - Beloved Chapter 5: Beloved's Arrival p.60-62 In Beloved Toni Morrison frequently alternates between telling stories from Sethe's past, to telling events in the present. Morrison introduces Beloved (p.60). The ghost of Beloved had driven off Sethe's two sons, yet the mother and daughter continue to live at 124. With the arrival of Paul D., some of Sethe's history as a slave resurfaces. Beloved's ghost physically appearing to the lives at 124 allows Morrison to unite the present events and feelings with the painful history Sethe, Paul D. and Denver experienced in the past. Beloved's arrival could be simply described as a runaway slave girl in need, seeking help. Morrison shows however, that this is not true, and that the main characters know her true identity instantly, be it consciously or unconsciously Beloved enters the story by making a very deliberate journey to 124. She walked along a bank, slept...

