Characters
This character has an epiphanic moment about turning away from the outside world, stating “this here’s all there is and all there needs to be” (215).
Who is Sethe?
This man steals a pig, and attempts to talk his way out of punishment through clever explanations (224).
Who is Sixo?
Paul D sleeps here after leaving 124 Bluestone (219).
What is the church cellar?
This character carries a red ribbon and is in disbelief when he sees an unknown head in a familiar house (217).
Who is Stamp Paid?
Schoolteacher tells his nephews to categorize Sethe’s traits into these two groups (228).
What is “human” and “animal”?
Sethe attempts to take this piece of advice from Baby Suggs (205).
What is “lay it all down”?
This sound helps Sethe realize that Beloved may be her daughter (207).
What is a click?
Sixo and Mrs. Garner report these two differing causes of death for Mr. Garner (225).
What is a “stroke” and “gunpowder”?
As Stamp Paid approaches 124 Bluestone yet again, he smells this scent (208).
What is skin?
This is described to lie beneath the skin of the enslaved, but also that of the enslaver by Stamp Paid (234).
What is a jungle?
After Schoolteacher took control of Sweet Home, this man was the first to be beaten and punished (232).
Sethe earns this amount of money each week working for Sawyer’s Restaurant (223).
What is $3.40?
To refer to his deep exhaustion — one shared by Baby Suggs in the final years of her life — Stamp Paid says this part of his bone is tired (208).
What is marrow?
As Sethe recalls her experiences at Sweet Home, she switches to the second person, implicitly addressing this character (226).
Who is Beloved?
These two colors are associated with Baby Suggs (208, 212).
What are yellow and blue?