For starters, I don't necessarily agree that they instantaneously allowed Paul D become the head of the household. Sethe and Denver allow Paul D to stay and live with them, although Denver doesn't really approve of this at all to begin with. This book comes off as very confusing and overly poetic, but I begin to easily understand the dialogue beginning on page 52 and I can relate to it personally. The situation the reader views is a single mother introducing a male figure into the household, the figure then moving in, and then the figure trying to assert his dominance within this household that is unfamiliar to male dominance. This causes automatic opposition from Denver, who doesn't necessarily know how to feel immediately about the situation or the male figure which is Paul D. Page 52 is like watching a BET Movie, but I've also witnessed such opposition personally. As we readers we can tell that Sethe has missed having someone of her own although she does not admit such a thing. She lives life every day wondering about the life or death of her husband, Halle. Her sons, who you can interpret as male figures, flee at a young age to escape the ghost. Being with someone again changed Sethe’s perception of the world again. “He was responsible for that. Emotions sped to the surface in his company. Things became what they were…” (Morrison. 48). I don't understand why they just bring this complete stranger, Beloved, into their house as if it's just normal (this may be the culture) but Paul doesn't ask too many questions because “If she wanted them to know and was strong enough to get through the , she would.” (Morrison. 63). They continue to take care of Beloved and nurse her back to good health.
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