<respStmt> <name xml:id="whalen">Robert Whalen</name> <resp>Author</resp> </respStmt> </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <date/> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p/> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <encodingDesc> <tagsDecl> <rendition xml:id="italic" scheme="css">font-style:italic;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="plain" scheme="css">text-decoration:none;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="sc" scheme="css">font-variant:small-caps;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="center" scheme="css">text-align:center;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="bold" scheme="css">font-weight:bold;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="times" scheme="css">font-family:times-new-roman;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="large" scheme="css">font-size: 125%;</rendition> </tagsDecl> </encodingDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body rendition="#times"> <head rendition="#plain #times"><hi rendition="#italic">Beloved</hi> 1</head> <p rendition="#times"><hi rendition="#italic">Beloved</hi> is presented in three parts. Today we’ll explore Part I, the longest. Please respond to both prompts. <list type="ordered"> <item><p rendition="#times">Morrison’s novel is set in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Research one of the following historical topics; offer a brief summary of its essential features; and explain its relevance for <hi rendition="#italic">Beloved</hi>: <list type="bulleted"> <item><p rendition="#times">Fugitive Slave Clause</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Reconstruction</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Constitutional Amendments XIII-XV (13-15)</p></item> </list></p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Choosing one of the following characters (or character groupings), summarize their role in the story and offer some comments about what you find most interesting or striking about them. <list type="bulleted"> <item><p rendition="#times">Denver</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Paul D</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Baby Suggs</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Halle</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Schoolteacher</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Mr. and Mrs. Garner</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Mr. and Miss Bodwin</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Paul A, Paul F, and Sixo</p></item> </list></p> <p rendition="#times">I have deliberately left out Sethe and the mysterious character Beloved, the two major characters.</p></item> </list></p> <closer rendition="#times">©Robert Whalen, 2026</closer> </body> </text> </TEI>