Animal Imagery in Beloved Novel
Beloved Those born into slavery were instantly separated from their mothers and families, denied the right to know their own age or birthdays, sold in auction like cattle, and above all else were seen as property rather than human beings. Through the use of animal imagery, Morrison reveals the emotional toll of slavery, the animalistic behavior slaves were reduced to, and the dehumanization of slaves. Morrison uses animal imagery to demonstrate the emotional toll of slavery. To illustrate, Sethe describes […]