In the reading, Paul D revisits his dark past of slavery at Sweet Home. Paul D explains that the worst feeling he felt out of all things was watching as the farm rooster, Mister. Paul D is forced to watch the rooster roam free while he has slaved. This shows the prioritization of a slave's life compared to one of an animal. It's ironic that he is enslaved while the rooster is still free and running around. People often associate symbols with several different events because of the weight that comes with these several different symbols. Symbols may help a character continue to look for specific answers to a problem, or to continue on a quest of some sort. We see different symbols like this several times within Beloved. Water can be seen as a huge symbol as well. As we learned for how to read literature like a professor, if they don't drown it's baptism. We can associate this when Beloved comes from out of the lake. The house, 124 is a symbol for several things. This includes life and death, growth for Denver, and a haven of some sort for Sethe. We continue to learn about the birth of Denver and the white lady that helped Sethe during the difficult time. We originally learn the white lady is in search of velvet from Boston and just helps Sethe along the way. There may be some unrevealed reasons as to why she gave her help even more.
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