I really enjoyed reading the book beloved. It was a well written and interesting story. It is sad that the novel is based off a true story. Sethe's character is based off a real person who killed her own child to stop them from going into slavery. I think all the characters represented the after effects of slavery. The freed people never get over being slaves. The children of people who were once slaves suffer because of it. Grandma Suggs thought she was free but then Sethe brought back all the despair of being a slave. Paul D never let himself love again even when he was a free man. Sethe fought for her freedom, she had a baby and was pregnant with another, despite this she still tried to escape. She did it for the most precious part of her, her children, so they could have a better life. Her character shows just how devastating slavery was. The story also points out the loss of humanity and compassion. White people went through because of slavery. School teacher being the prime example. Everyone loses when slavery is allowed to occur. We have to learn and understand this mistake and correct it today.
There was a part in the book where someone was telling a story about how the owner of sweet home was proud that his slaves were men and not boys. He would tell this to his friends and they would answer with: I would not want my wife around a black man. He would answer with niether would I and then they'd fight. What was that about?
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To answer your question I do not remember them fighting but I do remember the part. Mr. Garner did treat his slaves well but they were still slaves to him. He allowed them to do things that most of the plantation owners did not. But remember that “he allowed” this too happened and that they were not free. He still ran a farm and they had to work it whether they wanted to or not. Unfortunately we live in a time where there is still racism on both sides of the spectrum. There are whites who hate blacks and vice versa. This is sad because life is too short and valuable to waste hating each other. We who happen to have no problem with either race are stuck dealing with both sides.
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