Due Wednesday, December 12th - Beloved Three Narratives Essay

Overview: Toni Morrison has created a duality in Beloved, as at once the daughter Sethe murdered out of love, and as a former slave who lost her mother on a slave ship and endured life with vicious slave owner. Why did she do this? How does it create meaning? Before we move onto the last section of the novel, I would like you to explore this further.

Directions: Using the two narratives of Beloved (as well as any textural evidence you find helpful), compose a 2-3 page literary analysis using the following questions as a guiding outline for your essay: How does Morrison create a duality with the character Beloved? What evidence do you see in the two narratives that create this meaning? What would be the point of creating this duality? What will it mean for the rest of the novel? Please use the following prompt. Post your essay to this blog space AND on Turnitin.com.