Beloved | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

124 - The house where Sethe tried to kill her children.

Sweet Home - Sethe ran away from here.

Sethe's Tree - Amy Denver tells her that it looks like a chokecherry tree.

Headstone - A man says he will chisel the name on it for free if it takes less than ten minutes.

Brother - The tree Paul D picked out to talk to.

Emerald Closet - Denver keeps her perfume here.

The Clearing - The place Baby Suggs encouraged people to love themselves again.

Sethe's Earrings - Beloved often asks Sethe...
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