Beloved beweird (Blog #6)

Reading up to page 130 through my Marxist lens made me realize that Beloved is a book all about getting back what was already yours and that nothing ever goes away. Throughout the book, I saw the common theme that power is constantly being transferred from person to person through every interaction between black and even between whites. The one question that is still yet to be answered is who killed Beloved because that will answer a lot of questions of why things are this way and why certain characters are lying. It's very confusing why adult version of beloved is there at 124 because it seems like she has no purpose besides possibly make Sethe weaker. Beloved makes Sethe draw more attention to her and therefore she can't watch out for herself. Beloved is an interesting character because it is confusing how she is a fully grown about 20 year old and yet, she is obsessed with Sethe like an infant would be and she needs extra attention to her. I also wonder about the extent of Sethe and Denver's relationship with each other. Sethe has almost a motherly claw on Denver and protects her even though her intentions are questionable. While reading the text through my lens, I noticed that the ghosts of Sethe's past seem to haunt her more and more. Between Adult Beloved, and Baby Beloved, Sethe can't seem to escape her past. When she tries to escape the memories of Sweet Home, Paul D arrives. When she tries to move on from her the death of her fourth child, she comes back in a creepy form. When she needs the aid of her late mother-in-law, she shows Sethe a place that will help her (The Clearing). Sethe is constantly trying to escape her past whether it is for good or bad reasons, but I believe it is for bad reasons.