The theme of "healing" is ever present in the novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. Many forms of "healing" take place, with many different characters undergoing the "healing" process. These forms of "healing" range from healing personal conflicts from within, to healing as a community, and by overcoming individual prejudices. I feel that the overcoming of individual prejudices is one of the most important aspects of this novel. Throughout the story, Sethe (the main character) has …
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…trust all of them, but by having Amy Denver help deliver her baby and thus bonding, she knows that there are many different people with different ways of behaving. I think that there are many other types of "healing" that occur in this novel, but I feel that if Sethe and Amy can overcome their own personal prejudices from a chance meeting, then this would be the most significant "healing" in this novel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**