paper no 13 A study of American literature.pdf

Paper no 13

1. ¿Government Arts College
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Paper no : 13
A study of American literature ==
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by - Nisha Chavda

2. index

“Author
Character map
Summary
. Theme
Conclusion

3. Toni Morrison
* Toni Morrison was born on 18 February
1931

Her full name Chole Anthony wofford.
She was an,American Novelist,
Essayist , Editor etc.
e Her famous works the bluest eye, Sula
‚the baby, beloved etc.
e She was died on 5 August 2019 in New
York.

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5. Sethe Mr. and Mrs. Garner Baby Suggs
Sixo, PaulD, Paul A, PaulF, Halle

Schoolteacher | 2 Nephews
Baby Suggs Amy Denver Stamp Paid

Halle + Sethe Mr. Bodwin Lady Jones

Howard Buglar Beloved Denver

6. Plot

Beloved is the story of a former slave, Sethe who lives with
her daughter, Denver, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The story features
flashbacks to the times with Sethe was a slave on Sweet
Home Plantation. In these flashbacks we see the events that
lead Sethe to not only run away from the plantation, but also
to kill one of her daughters when her former owners try to
recapture them. The story then goes back to Sethe’s present
where she is joined by a friend, Paul D, from the time when
she was a slave. Paul D finds them living in a house haunted
by the spirit of the daughter that Sethe killed, events
progress and this abusive spirit, Beloved, becomes corporeal
and drives away Sethe’s true family. The story climaxes when
Sethe tries to kill a man that she mistakes for her old owner;
after this event Beloved disappears and Sethe retires to her
deathbed, but Paul D returns to share a moment with Sethe
before the story ends.

7. Theme

1 Slavery ' s destruction of
Identity _ :

2.Family ° :

3.Motherhood .

4 .Grief

5.Memory.

6.The power and limits =

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8. Conclusion

~ Sethe's emotional release and .
liberation from the haunting —
past , as she finally finds _ 3
: peace and redemption «&

- through her connection with *:
E her family and community... 1

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10. Thank You