By not even approaching the subject of her daughter's death, it is also made clear that Sethe has detached herself from the act. ... She acknowledges that it was a "selfish pleasure" to make something for her daughter, yet Sethe refuses to admit any selfishness in her act of murder. ... Sethe details a defense for killing her baby to the woman she believes is her reincarnated, murdered daughter. ... Sethe kills her daughter to demonstrate her love. ... This was well exemplified in the story, as each former slave underwent arduous struggles to affix the broken pieces of their lives and att...

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• Grade Level: High School

The rest of the household were two very young maids who spoke almost no Tagalog, and two very fierce dogs, chained to the front door in the day time, unchained in the front yard at night. ... The daughter, mother, the foster-son, the maids and even the dogs trembled when the lifted his voice. ... And within that house he wanted to be the center of everything, even of his daughter's honeymoon. ... Mesa and his brothers were shocked at the great in him within so short a time. ...

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• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

The family has severely declined since the Colonel's time, yet the curse of greed is as strong as ever. ... Gervayse Pyncheon subjected his daughter to the cruel whims of a skillful wizard, Matthew Maule--the grandson of the before mentioned Matthew Maule. Gervayse allowed Maule to hypnotize his daughter, Alice Pyncheon in hopes that she would know where to find the deed to the "Pyncheon territory". ... Gervayse loved his daughter, but he loved himself twice as much. ... Time and time again Hawthorne states that Jeffrey is the Colonel "come again". ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School