Beloved Journal entries pg46-235

49--"Operating...walk,eat, sleep, sing...and a little sex"
Men as shown by this quote are portrayed as simple. They have simple and primitive needs. However, the other side is that this could be shown as men as uncomplicated and women as overly complicated. Men could have there lives figured out.

57--"the doomed roses"
the roses at the carnival are red. this ties into the motif of colors representing mood. The roses appear just as sethe becomes happy with Paul D and her life. they could be foreshadow that the relationship wont last and as the love dies more, more people will notice like they notice the dieing flowers.

59--"the shadows of three people still held hands"
This shows the unity of Sethe and her family. She is finally happy. the shadows are now infront of them however, this could mean that the happiness is in the future.

64--"Shes not sick"...the passion in her voice made them smile"
Denver is finally happy to have a "sister". she has been alone her entire life and cannot accept that beloved might be sick. She feels like she knows most about Beloved.

66--"in those big black eyes...no expression at all"
Beloved had no feeling in her eyes. no emotion. This is because she is a ghost. She also has never known Denver. She died before denver was old enough to make an impresion and before beloved was old enough to get an impression.

69--Beloved has changed Denver and Sethe. they have become more happy and satisfied.

75--"the questions beloved asked...how did she know"
At this point sethe and denver dontknow that beloved is a ghost.. is she a ghost or just someone who reminds them of sethes daughter.

76--"the quality of the green changed"
strawberries change color just before they sprout new fruit. women change moods haha....

81--"He saw them boys do that to me and let them keep on breathing air?"
Sethe now believes that Halle had seen her being raped and did nothing to stop it. She is furious and feels betrayed. Again this reinforces how week men are.

88--"In the dark my name is beloved."
Beloved is a ghost!! she talks about death and how dark it is.. Black is the absence of color which could mean that there are no emotions in death.

95--"When the busy day is done...Cometh lady button eyes."
Lady button eyes is Beloved but i dont completely understand this poem....I think it is showing beloved as an outsider to the family. She comes in the poem after sethe is rocking her baby.

Amy is going to boston to get a certain type of velvet. This shows a goal and a meaning in life. Unlike Baby Suggs who died because she had no reason to live. Amy has nothing but her goal.

101--Lay em down, seth...Dont study war no more"
Sethe was studying war against her past. She was told to put her sword AND shield down. Her shield was her gaurding against her pastand her sword was attacking the world for her hardships.

103--"She told them that the only grace they could have wa the grace they could imagine"
Sethe is saying that there pretty much is no hope. If you want good fortune then u should make it up because it doesnt just happen.

113--"jammed full of iron"
what does this mean???

113--"Somebody choked me...Grandma baby, i reckon"
Another ghost. this story is controled by them. this time the ghost starts the great connection between the family.

118--milk symbolizes love

122--"she was trying to get upstairs...The Baby"
They hear the baby trying to get upstairs!!!! why is the baby back..... is it because they visited the field.

138--Beloved seduces Paul...She is the key to unlocking his heart... Women are stronger than men.

SHE KILLS HER OWN BABY!!! WITH A SAW!!!??? this book is crazy... the baby is a sacrafice to save the family's bodies. However the family is destroyed by it.

199--"but sneaking was his job"
again men are weaker then women! men are sneaking around. He is scared off by a womens household.

201--"and right there was the thorn"
Stamp has put the thorn in the families side. or has he. every rose has its thorn. he drove off Paul but in the long run the women were happy alone.

206--"on al fours"
Sethe is still an animal!

209--Baby Suggs had countless hardships in her life...it sucked. this is contrasted to denver who hasnt had many other than lonliness.

213--"never fixed on red"
he hopes that she wont be sad because red means sad.

215--"the voices that ring 124 like a noose"
The book is coming to a climax. soon the noose will close!!

228--"flies settled all over your face"
beloved was covered in flies. possibly a sign that she was destined for something. flies appear when something is going to die.