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Myths, Ghosts and the American Slave Psyche as Portrayed in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing myths and the acceptance of the ghost Beloved in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”. As examination of the myths and superstitions which were believed by the American slaves were a fragment of the cultural beliefs from their African heritage and had a great effect on the psyche of the slaves. Africans and the American slaves believed that the ghosts of the dead continued to exist within the household in order to aid the families when needed and to punish them when they misbehaved; were reminders of the past; and, when the ghosts or the past were forgotten or repressed, people would suffer. The ghost Beloved in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is representative of many different things depending upon the perception of each character and their interpretation of what the past meant to them. The ghost is described as evil, beautiful, sad, lonely or mad depending on which characters perceive as the ghost’s representation of the past. In keeping with the African myth, the characters in the novel, Sethe in particular, must remember and account for their past in order to survive in the future. Morrison makes several comparisons of the African American psyche and the African psyche as well as the colonial effect on this psyche. In addition, “Beloved” also includes references to the classic mythical creature of the snake as a symbol of rebirth as Beloved can be perceived as Sethe’s rebirth.
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Myths, Ghosts and the American Slave Psyche as Portrayed in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”
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