How is Morrison using literary devices to characterize Sethe at the beginning of the book, Beloved? by

How is Morrison using literary devices to characterize Sethe at the beginning of the book, Beloved? by https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw Answering Questions en-us 2017-01-24 20:42:58 UTC 2025-10-01 19:57:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149171312 Sethe, age roughly 39-50, very concerned about her and her daughters safety. Sethe is very scarred up from being whipped. She seems to be not to skinny but has some weight to her. She's seen as a very attractive woman. ]]> 2017-01-24 20:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149171312 2. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149172445 She is very insecure because of how many scars she carries and how she was treated as a slave. Also, she is traumatized because of all of the mistreatment she had to endure. ]]> 2017-01-24 20:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149172445 3. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173019 They would probably say that she is over dramatic, very emotional, and stubborn. also, being very protective of everything she's worked for (Freedom and house). ]]> 2017-01-24 20:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173019 4. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173386 She cares very deeply for the other characters in the story because they are her loved ones. ]]> 2017-01-24 21:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173386 5. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173621 The daughter is frustrated Sethe because she wants attention and she wants to move out of the house. Yet Sethe continuously says no. ]]> 2017-01-24 21:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173621 6. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173952 Sethe is poor in a haunted house and can't move because she still holds onto the past. ]]> 2017-01-24 21:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149173952 7. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174202 Sethe refuses to change things because she is still holding onto the memories of her dead children and cant't leave them behind. ]]> 2017-01-24 21:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174202 8. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174369 -caring
-emotional
-stubborn
-strong
-insecure
-worried
-traumatized
-sad
-determined
-fighter ]]> 2017-01-24 21:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174369 9. musaraca_d https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174649 Very strong relationships with the people she cares about. specifically very protective of them. ]]> 2017-01-24 21:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149174649 https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149459900 2017-01-25 20:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/musaraca_d/m7rn16urgdaw/wish/149459900