In class the question was asked, Do mothers own their children or do children own their mothers? I believe that mothers own their children and children own their mothers. In Beloved both Sethe and Beloved claim each other. Mothers own their children because, they simple give birth to them and raise them. Children also give their mothers a since of freedom, and power. Children own their mothers because they have the power to make their mothers do anything to make sure they never have to live the way they did ow make the same mistakes.