Beloved chapter 9

Memeory plays a big part in this particular chapter, as well as the eniter novel. Sethe talks about her memories of Baby Suggs at the clearing, more memories about the birth of Denver, and about how 124 was when it was in its prime. The power of the past is a power that is huge. It makes up a big part of what a person is and how a person acts. A person who was a slave is going to have a much different opinion on slavery then a slaveowner. Their pasts are different, therefore their thoughts of the present are different. That is not alwasys the case, but the past does have a big influence on the present and the future. The challinging part of remembering the memories, is that some are very painful. For instance, the memory of the boys taking Sethe's milk. This is a memory no one should have, but unfortunatley Sethe has it. That memeory affects the live of Sethe everyday regardless of whether she thinks about it or not, it is always hanging over her. Sadly, she has many memories that hang over her, most of them are from Sweet Home. A connection was made in a memory of Sethe to Beloved. When Beloved first arrived at 124 she was very thirsty, drinking four cups of water without bothering to wipe it from her face. When met Stamp Paid, Sethe, "Begged him for water and he gave her some of the Ohio in a jar. Sethe drank it all and begged more." Memories can be used to make connections between the past and the present, in this case, both Sethe and Beloved were very thirsty after coming out of a river. Maybe this is a coincidence, or maybe there is something more to this.