Characters
Protagonist, she becomes increasingly haunted by the trauma of her past and attachment to Beloved.
Who is Sethe?
The scars on Sethe’s back form this shape, symbolizing both suffering and healing.
What is a chokecherry tree?
What U.S. state is most of Beloved set in?
What is Ohio?
"They took my milk."
Who is Sethe?
Strange person who came to stay at 124... and just never left.
Who is Beloved?
What flowers are used to soothe Sethe’s swollen feet, symbolizing fleeting kindness amid dehumanization?
What are roses?
Name one other Toni Morrison book!
What is:
Could be: God Help The Child, Paradise, The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Sula, Home
?
"It broke him Sethe, last time I saw him he was sitting by the churn with butter all over his face."
Who is Paul D?
The full name of the "whitegirl" who helped Sethe in the birth of Denver.
Who is Amy Denver ("of Boston")?
Beloved emerges from this, symbolizes cleansing.
What is water?
The name of the woman Toni Morrison based Sethe on.
Who is Margaret Garner?
"I never saw you in no earrings. Where are they now?"
Who is Denver?
This person stopped preaching after the terrible day when schoolteacher came.
Who is Baby Suggs?
This represents both the brutality of slavery and the bond of motherhood when stolen from Sethe.
What is her breast milk?
What year was Toni Morrison awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
What is 1993?
"Little rice, little bean,
No meat in between.
Hard work ain't easy,
Dry bread ain't greasy."
Who is Paul D?
The name of the man, who took the jacket from one of the two boys to give it to the baby.
Who is Stamp Paid?
The forest where Baby Suggs preaches.
What is the clearing?
The year Toni Morrison was born.
What is 1931?
"My first born. All I can remember of her is how she loved the burned bottom of bread. Can you beat that? Eight kids and that's all I remember."
Who is Baby Suggs?