p 14. Morrison uses this passage for character development in sethe. In some aspects she is a brutal, harsh woman. However, know that she is barefoot she is seen as flirty and girly.
p 20 What is this symbol of her milk? Morrison deliberately repeats the phrase "and they took my milk." Does this symbol connect to a larger idea? Did they take a piece of her?
p 27 It's strange how after she has sex with him, Sethe views him in a totally new way. She is likely regretting her decision after all her husband could be alive
p 33 Silk seems to be a symbol here. The silk is loose and free. She describes the silk like the moment she was in, she finally felt free.
p 45 Denver is describing the …show more content…
Morrison uses this allusion because in the bible they came at the end of the world; and in this chapter the world seems to be ending for Sethe
p 180 Morrison uses this chapter to show one of the main motifs is in this novel: mother's love. Sethe would rather kill her own child than give it up for slavery. This also shows the extreme cruelty of slavery. Morrison emphasizes the harsh realities of the enslaved.
p 194 Morrison's diction choices when Paul D says that Sethe has "two feet..not four" shows how animal-like Sethe acted when she tried to kill all of her kids. Morrison also chooses to have Paul D say this because Paul D has never had the kind of love Sethe did for her kids, so he won't be able to understand.
p 207 Baby suggs advice that she gives Sethe likely means that she needs to move on and forget the past. MOrrison puts emphasis on the idea that in life you get a short bliss of pure happiness and then a really long time of misery. This seems like Sethe's life and possibly