{"id":139,"date":"2019-09-18T14:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T18:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst390cnr\/?p=139"},"modified":"2019-09-18T14:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T18:22:19","slug":"the-hidden-meaning-in-the-haunted-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst390cnr\/2019\/09\/18\/the-hidden-meaning-in-the-haunted-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Meaning in the “Haunted House”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upon reading the first three chapters of Toni Morrison’s\u00a0Beloved<\/em>, it becomes evidently clear that the house where Sethe and Denver live is haunted in more ways than one. Early on we learn that Sethe is haunted by the house because her unnamed child is buried there with a headstone that simply reads “Beloved.” Denver is scared to live there because of how isolated it makes her feel. However the cultural and emotional significance that the house has on both Sethe and Denver goes much farther beyond this.<\/p>\n

The house holds significant influence for Sethe. Despite being an escape slave, she is not yet truly free. she feels trapped by her home, and I think that this lack of autonomy can be translated into what was also effecting her culturally in the story. She may have escaped the horrors of slavery, but even freed slaves were still horribly mistreated and struggled to become involved and respected members of their communities. While she is no longer enslaved, she is still subject to the racism and discriminatory culture that plagues America. In addition to being trapped and isolated because of her race, I thought that Sethe was also being trapped in the household because of the fact that she is a woman and a mother. Not only are there ramifications about her race in this time period, but Sethe is also trapped and held back because of her gender. I look forward to reading about how Morrison explores these themes as the novel continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Upon reading the first three chapters of Toni Morrison’s\u00a0Beloved, it becomes evidently clear that the house where Sethe and Denver live is haunted in more…<\/p>\n

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