- Read Beloved, 3-67. I am aware that this is a dense reading! We have discussed strategies for breaking down the reading and making sense of the material. I suggest you pursue those strategies as well as conferring with one another. This should take you about 2 hours. If you do not have a hard copy, you need to purchase it as soon as possible. You may need to purchase it from a book store in the city if necessary.
2. Pick one of the events or memories from the reading below.
-Paul D’s expulsion of the ghost (21-22)
-Paul D’s memories of Sixo and his ‘Thirty Mile Woman’ (24-30)
-Seth’s memories of trying to cross the river and her encounter with Amy (38-41)
-Sethe’s, Denver’s, and Paul D’s trip to the local fair (56-59)
-Paul D’s memories of life in “Rochester” around 1869 (62)
-Denver’s and Beloved’s initial interactions (64-67)
Indicate the passage, include a brief quote from it, and say a little bit about what you learn from the passage: about characters’ personalities, about the effects of slavery, about what haunting might represent in this story, etc.
Unlike our usual posts, this response should be 100 words. Please post under the appropriate category.
3. We are meeting in front of the library for our tour of the archives on Thursday. Bring Beloved, as we will spend some time talking about it as well.
4. If you came in late or were absent, please remember that it’s your responsibility to get notes or details about what we discussed. Since we talked about the final paper, I would encourage you to spend time looking it over.
