Evelyn De Arcos Period AM Webb 12/15/14 Beloved Essay In her novel Beloved, Toni Morrison unmasks the horrors of slavery. She allows one to realize the impact of the psychological and emotional bondage of slavery. A slave first had to escape physically, and once that was accomplished they had to confront the horror of their actions and the memories. In the passage Morrison’s purpose is to convey the idea that, the memory of the past can control and sometimes torment one’s present day’s life. She adopts a melancholic tone in order to convince outsiders Morrison begins the passage by establishing Sethe’s memory about the past and expressing the depth of her grief. She appeals to mournful imagery to demonstrate Sethe’s past,