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Wasted away and (as Denver astutely observes) not wanting "forgiveness given; she wanted it refused," Sethe is described as a "ragdoll," echoing the term Paul D used to deride himself when under Beloved's power. The ghosts of their pasts have left them powerless and inactive. #BelovedFeburary

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Baby so knew the strategic cruelty of enslavers that "it wasn't worth the trouble to try to learn features" of her children, but, when free, immediately tries to find family. Then build connections. Family--deliberate bonds of love that enslavement tried to prevent--is resistance. #BelovedFeburary

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