Friday, April 11, 2014

Denver

The entire novel, Beloved, is absurd. A story of a mother killing her own baby. The baby haunting their home, and then the baby possibly comes to life in human form. My group had to analyze Denver. At the beginning of Beloved, Denver shows absurdity because she finds comfort in the baby ghost. Although, it is absurd for Denver to find comfort in the ghost, she has no choice because no one comes to visit her and Sethe, and the ghost is the only "thing" that keeps her company. When Beloved comes, it's no wonder she takes so well her to her. This ghost is an actual human.
A choice that Denver makes in Beloved is when she decides not to tell Sethe that it was Beloved who choked her. Denver doesn't tell Sethe because she wants Beloved to stay. Denver seems to think her existence doesn't matter without Beloved.This could also be bizarre, or absurd. Beloved seems to be Denver's responsibility. Denver takes on the role of Beloved's mother by protecting her and taking care of her.

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