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Essay Archive - Abortion in Toni Morrison's Beloved
Abortion in Toni Morrison's Beloved
In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, the main character, Sethe,
commits a crime unthinkable and incomprehensible to most people today. She
murders her own child, her own flesh and blood. The institution of slavery
drove Sethe to make this drastic decision. Comparing the situations of
slavery to today's society is impossible. Yet, we still see mothers
killing babies (or fetuses). The issue of abortion has been a constant in
our society for years. Is the emotional struggle to kill a baby made out
of love or selfishness?
The cruelties of slavery from which Seth....
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