Okay, so I don't really know what to think of Beloved at this point. The part that I've read so far has not pleased me at all. That being said, I don't absolutely hate the book either. If someone were to ask me what I think about it, I would probably say, "Ehh... it's all right."
The representation of the ghost is weird in my opinion. I don't really get why Morrison chooses to express it as she does. For example, when Paul D. walks into Sethe's house for the first time, he feels a rush of grief and sadness overcome him. To me, that is just an emotion that he feels out of sympathy for Sethe, not the ghost's presence. I think that if he really saw a ghost, he would've felt more than just an emotion. Perhaps as I read more into the book, I will understand.
I was confused when Morrison narrated Sethe's time at Sweet Home. She describes Paul D., Halle, and the other men "waiting" for Sethe to decide who she would have as a man. Previously, I had only heard of masters (white males) abusing their slaves, but I never really thought about men in slavery abusing other women slaves as well.
Lastly, Morrison's use of irony is blatantly obvious. She chose to label Sethe's slave home in Kentucky as "Sweet Home." This is especially ironic because the word "sweet" implies a pleasant, humbling experience, when in fact Sethe experienced the complete opposite. She felt so tortured that she escaped what is called a Sweet Home. I'm not sure how this contributes to the story yet, but again, I haven't really finished reading what was assigned yet (oops!) so maybe that will become clearer as I read.
The representation of the ghost is weird in my opinion. I don't really get why Morrison chooses to express it as she does. For example, when Paul D. walks into Sethe's house for the first time, he feels a rush of grief and sadness overcome him. To me, that is just an emotion that he feels out of sympathy for Sethe, not the ghost's presence. I think that if he really saw a ghost, he would've felt more than just an emotion. Perhaps as I read more into the book, I will understand.
I was confused when Morrison narrated Sethe's time at Sweet Home. She describes Paul D., Halle, and the other men "waiting" for Sethe to decide who she would have as a man. Previously, I had only heard of masters (white males) abusing their slaves, but I never really thought about men in slavery abusing other women slaves as well.
Lastly, Morrison's use of irony is blatantly obvious. She chose to label Sethe's slave home in Kentucky as "Sweet Home." This is especially ironic because the word "sweet" implies a pleasant, humbling experience, when in fact Sethe experienced the complete opposite. She felt so tortured that she escaped what is called a Sweet Home. I'm not sure how this contributes to the story yet, but again, I haven't really finished reading what was assigned yet (oops!) so maybe that will become clearer as I read.
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