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Beloved Questions 2

This document provides an assignment for an English literature course requiring students to read pages 199-324 of Toni Morrison's novel Beloved and answer 6 discussion questions about the reading. The questions probe various narrators and perspectives in the assigned chapters, asking students to identify speakers, subjects of discussion, and stylistic elements, as well as analyze themes of family, memory, and the impact of trauma.

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Beloved Questions 2

This document provides an assignment for an English literature course requiring students to read pages 199-324 of Toni Morrison's novel Beloved and answer 6 discussion questions about the reading. The questions probe various narrators and perspectives in the assigned chapters, asking students to identify speakers, subjects of discussion, and stylistic elements, as well as analyze themes of family, memory, and the impact of trauma.

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ENG 216 Homework Assignment

Beloved (Reading assignment page 199-324) Complete the assigned reading for next time and respond in writing to the following questions. (Responses should be either typed or neatly printed on separate sheets.) 1. Now, too late, he understood her. The heart that pumped out love, the mouth that spoke the Word, didnt count. They came in her yard anyway and she could not approve or condemn Sethes rough choice. One of the other might have saved her, but beaten up by the claims of both, she went to bed. The whitefolks had tired her out at last (212). Who is this quote about? How was she beaten up? Did she react the way you think she should have to Sethes action? How would you have reacted? 2. Who is the narrator in this chapter that begins Beloved, she my daughter.? (Pages 236241)? Who is she talking to? How does this narrator feel about Beloveds return? 3. Who is the narrator in this chapter that begins Beloved is my sister.? (Pages 242-247)? Who is she talking about? How does this narrator feel about Beloveds return? 4. Who is the narrator in this chapter that begins I am Beloved and she is mine.? (Pages 248-251)? Who is she talking about? Can you describe the style of this chapter? Why do you think Morrison made it so difficult to understand? What images does the narrator describe? What do you think she is referring to? 5. Who are the narrators of the following chapter (pages 253-256)? What do they keep repeating? What is the mood in this chapter? Based on the last three chapters, how do you think life is changing at 124? 6. What is the significance of the line: This is not a story to pass on.? Has Beloved left any trace? Why write a story that should not be passed on?

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