beloved "It is the ultimate gesture of a loving mother. ... By killing her "Beloved" child, has Sethe acted out of true love or selfish pride? ... Throughout Beloved, Sethe's character consistently displays the duplistic nature of her actions. ... However, Sethe's love for her children does not preclude her responsibility for Beloved's death. ... The black community played a major role in Beloved, especially with th...
THEMES Betrayal Patrick Maloney's unexplained decision to leave his pregnant wife. This violation of the marriage-vow is obviously not the only betrayal in the story, however. Mary's killing of her husband is perhaps the ultimate betrayal. Her elaborately planned alibi and convincing lies to the detectives also constitute betrayal. Love and Passion At the beginning of "Lamb to the Slaughter, Mary Maloney feels love and physical passion for her husband Patrick. ...
Nickolai squeezed his eyes shut, trying to ignore the high pitched meow of this short and stubby cat, Lucifer. He didn't know what was up with his stupid cat, but he did know that this wasn't his normal behavior. Thinking that Lucifer was just hungry, Nickolai got out of his bed and fed him. No matt...
