Beloved 7

"She had good hands, she said. The whitegirl, she said, had thin little arms but good hands. She saw that right away, she said. Hair enough for five heads and good hands, she said."

In this quote both "good hands" and "she said" are repeated over and over again. The repetition of "she said" kind of shows how into the story Denver is. As if she hangs on every word of the story that her mother had told her. The repetition of the "good hands" emphasizes to you that the girl's hands will be of major importance later in the story and that you should remember the fact that the author is stressing the fact that she has those "good hands."

Beloved 6

"What did you come back for?" Beloved smiled. "To see her face." "Ma'am's? Sethe's?" "Yes, Sethe."

The character Beloved is used as a symbol of the baby Sethe had that died. Both Denver and Sethe feel a strange connection to Beloved despite only just getting to know her and she is characterized as very nieve and helpless, like a newborn.

Beloved 5

"-all the time the three shadows that shot out of their feet to the left held hands. Nobody noticed except Sethe and she stopped looking after she decided it was a good sign. A life. Could be."

This is an example of a symbol. The three shadows seeming to walk together hand in hand represent the family that Sethe has always wanted and thinks she may still be able to have. Although her, Paul D, and Denver tend to disagree sometimes and don't always have the best relations they are still there for each other and share a connection.

Beloved 4

Alexandra Villano

"Paul D frowned but said nothing. If there had been an open latch between them, it would have closed."

I feel that this is a great use of imagery. Obviously there is not really a latch between Paul D and Denver but since they cannot seem to get along or agree on much of anything this scene is kind of the "last straw" in a sense. After Denver denies seeing something that Paul D knows she saw, he feels like their relationship is pretty much unsaveable.