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Amy Denver's Beloved

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In a book about slavery in the U.S like Beloved, it might seem odd for Amy Denver, an intrudent servant to live along with Sethe, a former black slave. The meaning behind her character is absolutely important considering the time period that this book took place in. Well, during the Civil War era, racism was all over the country and one drunken, homeless white men is still better than a free black men and this idea of racial inequality is super common among white American, generation after generation. So it is really strange under that period of time for Amy Denver to stop by and save Sethe as well as baby’s life instead of be on her way to freedom. As the story go on, the reader get to discover that Amy Denver character is sympathetic with
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