"It ain't my job to know what's worse. It is my job to know what is and to them away from what I know is terrible I did that" (P. 194).
In my opinion, I believe it is wrong to kill your children, but a mother will do anything for their child, even if it results in death. I think this is a form of "thick black love" and Sethe did what she felt was right for child, so she did not have to go through the oppression, abuse, and torture that was involved in being a slave. Sethe felt as if she was going to do what it took to be the best mother, she thought she could be with for her children. Her aspect of protecting her children might of been un-ruling, but that is all she knew since she did not have a strong relationship with her biological mother. She did not have a relationship with her mother, which lead to her not being attached to hers. African American women have a different way on doing things for their children or reflecting what they learned and using that method with their children, which either helps or hurts them.
In response to Charisse's blog, I will share something I stated in my previous exam which reflects the same quote from the novel."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). In other words, Sethe implies that "right or wrong" is not her concern; instead, she considers the best "safety" for her children. Safety, in Sethe's case, involves absurdity, responsibility and a conditional oppressive state that can be altered by means of a simple "choice." Sethe's choice had no restrictions, limits, or boundaries. Sethe made a desperate decision to provide her children with the best form of protection that she felt to be suitable during the heat of the moment. Sethe was never able to be a daughter to her mother; furthermore, she was not privileged to mother her own children. She showed forth her love the "best" way she knew how.
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