Sethe
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Sethe is the formerly enslaved protagonist of Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved," haunted by the trauma of her past and the ghost of the daughter she killed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sethe canonical | 15 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
former slave ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beloved ⓘ |
| backstoryLocation | Sweet Home plantation ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
confrontation with the embodied ghost Beloved
ⓘ
struggle to live with the memory of infanticide ⓘ |
| child |
Beloved (infant daughter)
ⓘ
Buglar ⓘ Denver ⓘ Howard ⓘ |
| createdBy | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| enslavedAt | Sweet Home plantation ⓘ |
| enslavedBy |
Mr. Garner
ⓘ
Schoolteacher ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Beloved
ⓘ
surface form:
Beloved (1987 novel)
|
| formerStatus |
enslaved woman
ⓘ
fugitive slave ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hauntedBy | ghost of her dead daughter ⓘ |
| kills | her infant daughter ⓘ |
| livesWith |
Baby Suggs
ⓘ
surface form:
Baby Suggs (formerly)
Denver ⓘ Paul D ⓘ
surface form:
Paul D (for a time)
|
| mother | unnamed African-born enslaved woman ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Baby Suggs ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts escape from slavery while pregnant
ⓘ
gives birth to Denver during escape ⓘ |
| occupation | farm laborer ⓘ |
| psychologicalState | haunted by past trauma ⓘ |
| raceOrEthnicity |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| reasonForKillingDaughter | to prevent her return to slavery ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithPaulD | romantic relationship ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Paul D ⓘ |
| residesAt | 124 Bluestone Road ⓘ |
| setting |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
| spouse | Halle Suggs ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the psychological scars of slavery ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
guilt and redemption
ⓘ
memory and trauma ⓘ motherhood ⓘ slavery and its aftermath ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Reconstruction era
ⓘ
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| trauma |
sexual violence during enslavement
ⓘ
the theft of her breast milk ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.