a recreation of life as slaves. Death, running away, loneliness, and not being free are all issues that slaves deal with. These issues of slavery are continued in life at 124, even though none of the characters there are slaves. The first death is the murder of Beloved by her mother. Because of this death, Baby Suggs soon dies, and Howard and Buglar run away. They can not handle feeling enslaved in 124 any longer. This leaves only Denver and Sethe to live in 124. Because of the feeling of enslavement that Beloveds ghost brings up them while living in 124 they both isolate themselves from the rest of the community. They feel complete loneliness. These actions by the characters at 124 are a complete replay of the roles that many slaves played.Three is also an important reference to number in this novel as well as a psychological means to show the continuation of slavery on these characters. I recently learned in drama class about the use of the Holy Trinity with the ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks. The trinity is powerful and carries strength. Morrison in Beloved uses the three as a trinity. The first trinity is the actual book itself. The novel is made up of three numbered parts, instead of numbered chapters. The emphasis is on the three numbered parts rather then individual chapters. The next trinity that Morrison uses is the human trinity. The trinity is used very much in this novel to show relationships between people and also the mentality behind the relationships. Each human trinity shows unequal relationships between the people. It is as if there is one person in complete control and the other two people follow the leaders actions. An example of this from slavery would be a slave obeying a master. These human trinities represented in the novel use the psychology as if they are still slaves looking up to their masters. Each time a human trinity collapses, a new person replaces the leader position. The first hu...
