PASSAGE
Inside the house they found out they were
cold. They took off their shoes, wet stockings,
and put on dry woolen ones. Denver fed the fire.
Sethe warmed a pan of milk and stirred cane
syrup and vanilla into it. Wrapped in quilts and
blankets before the cooking stove, they drank,
wiped their noses, and drank again.
"We could roast some taters," said Denver.
"Tomorrow," said Sethe. "Time to sleep."
She poured them each a bit more of the hot
sweet milk. The stovefire roared. Inside the house they found out they were
cold. They took off their shoes, wet stockings,
and put on dry woolen ones. Denver fed the fire.
Sethe warmed a pan of milk and stirred cane
syrup and vanilla into it. Wrapped in quilts and
blankets before the cooking stove, they drank,
wiped their noses, and drank again.
"We could roast some taters," said Denver.
"Tomorrow," said Sethe. "Time to sleep."
She poured them each a bit more of the hot
sweet milk. The stovefire roared.
had braided into twenty or thirty plaits, curved
toward her shoulders like arms. From where she
sat Sethe could not examine it, not the hairline,
nor the eyebrows, the lips, nor...
"All I remember," Baby Suggs had said,
"is how she loved the burned bottom of bread.
Her little hands I wouldn't know em if they
slapped me."
.. the birthmark, nor the color of the gums,
the shape of her ears, nor...
"Here. Look here. This is your ma'am. If you
can't tell me by my face, look here."
.. the fingers, nor their nails, nor even...
But there would be time. The click had
clicked; things were where they ought to be or
poised and ready to glide in.
"I made that song up," said Sethe. "I made
it up and sang it to my children. Nobody knows
that song but me and my children."
Beloved turned to look at Sethe. "I know it," she said.
A hobnail casket of jewels found in a tree
hollow should be fondled before it is opened. Its
lock may have rusted or broken away from the
clasp. Still you should touch the nail heads, and
test its weight. No smashing with an ax head
before it is decently exhumed from the grave that
has hidden it all this time. No gasp at a miracle
that is truly miraculous because the magic lies in
the fact that you knew it was there for you all
along.
READING CHART
ROUGH DRAFT
The passage was placed in the middle
of the book. It plays the role of a turning point in which Sethe makes a breakthrough
in realizing that Beloved is her daughter. This is very influential because it
help escalate the story line and crates a better connection with Sethe and
Beloved. This turning point not only creates a connection between Sethe and
Beloved but it also engages the reader more.
The passage chosen was in the middle
of the novel but it wasn’t an unexpected turn of events in fact the whole story
is leading up to the moment where Sethe realizes that Beloved is her daughter. From
the first moment that they meet her she had this presence that you could tell
was familiar. So many coincidences occurred such as the name Beloved is a very
uncommon name and not only that but she also didn’t have a last name. She also
seemed to have this mother daughter connection between the two. The author purposely
must have written the book to where Sethe does not realize who beloved is
because to the reader in is apparent from the beginning to the end of the book.
This passage is very influential and
a big turning point in the book it sparks the beginning of the end for Sethe
and the novel. This passage plays one of the biggest roles in the whole book
because Sethe and Beloved become so connected with each other that it is almost
unhealthy. Sethe suffers the worst of it and becomes almost like Baby Suggs and
is deteriorating in a bed. Beloved on a lesser note has gained weight and relies
heavily on Sethes affection. The silver lining of this page is Denver a coming
of age story of sorts. Denver is the first to realize that Beloved as dangerous
as her mother. Denver does not try to fix her mother and Beloved but instead
leaves the house she was raised in and gets a job to take care of her mother
and Beloved. This passage is so important because it helps make the novel more
cohesive and gets the ball rolling on the end of the book.
This passage truly is very
influential. It’s when Sethe finally realizes that Beloved is her daughter.
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