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Beloved

Beloved

  

by Toni Morrison

Discussion & Essay Questions

Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching BelovedTeacher Pass

Teaching Beloved Teacher Pass includes:

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  • Related Readings in Literature & History

Sample of Discussion & Essay Questions


  1. What is Beloved exactly? Is she Sethe's baby girl, back from the dead? Or is she a runaway slave who's got some serious issues with her memory? On one hand, you've got all these spooky, "What a coincidence!" moments with Beloved. On the other hand, you've got characters like Stamp Paid dropping the idea that Beloved's just a runaway slave girl from nearby. Which is it? Does it even have to be one or the other?