Beloved

After relating Sethe's fragmented memories of her mother in chapter 6, the text notes that Sethe "was angry, but not certain at what". what is the likely reason for this anger? (part1: chp4-6)

for anyone to answer

Asked by
Last updated by Aslan
Answers 1
Add Yours
Best Answer

Sethe remembers her mother in fragments. She remembers a woman named Nan telling her, as a small child, that her mother, "Threw them all away but her." Sethe remembers being "unimpressed" at this explanation but also angry. I think Sethe was unable to really understand and process this painful past and reconcile it with her present.