Respond to one of the following:
What more do we learn of Paul D and why does it matter? Comment also on his return and reunion with Sethe.
Examine and comment on Denver’s memory of Baby Suggs’s “last and final words” (pp. 286-88).
What do you find most striking about the climactic conclusion—Edward Bodwin and the local ladies all converging on the house at 124 Bluestone Road—and why?
Examining the final chapter (a highly poetic epilogue, really), offer your thoughts about the meaning of the name Beloved. Support your answer by citing a specific passage or two.
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