Paul D
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Paul D is a formerly enslaved man in Toni Morrison’s novel *Beloved* whose traumatic past and complex relationship with Sethe explore the enduring psychological scars of slavery.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul D (for a time) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Beloved ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
songs and humming
ⓘ
tobacco tin heart ⓘ |
| cohabitsWith |
Denver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sethe ⓘ |
| confronts |
Beloved
ⓘ
surface form:
the haunting presence of Beloved
|
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| enslavedAt | Sweet Home plantation ⓘ |
| experiences |
emotional breakdown in the presence of Beloved
ⓘ
flashbacks to enslavement ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel Beloved (1987) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryEvent |
escape from the Georgia prison camp
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forced labor in a Georgia prison camp ⓘ imprisonment in a chain gang in Georgia ⓘ long period of wandering after escape ⓘ separation from the other Sweet Home men ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasFormerStatus | enslaved man ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWith | romantic relationship with Sethe ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Beloved
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surface form:
Beloved (character)
Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ Sethe ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork |
Sethe’s companion
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major character in Beloved ⓘ |
| hasStatus | formerly enslaved man ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotionally guarded
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resilient ⓘ restless ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sweet Home men ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies the legacy of slavery on Black masculinity
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provides an external perspective on Sethe’s past ⓘ |
| occupation | former slave ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the difficulty of emotional intimacy after trauma
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the struggle of Black men after slavery ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
displacement and homelessness
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freedom and unfreedom ⓘ masculinity under slavery ⓘ memory and repression ⓘ psychological trauma of slavery ⓘ survivor’s guilt ⓘ |
| travelsTo | 124 Bluestone Road ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.