The Impact Of The Past In Margaret Garner's Beloved
Beloved addresses the obstacles that were faced by many slaves during the 1800s and before that pertains to the impact of the past on their present and future actions. Their inability to overcome their past horrors affected their knowledge of their own identity, forcing them to think that they are not entirely human, although they have gained freedom. That inability also derives from their isolation from the community and refusal to face their past rather than denying it. The influence of the true story of Margaret Garner shows how dreadful and deplorable slavery can be through her attempts of killing her children just to save them from the chains and fate of slavery. The era in which the book was published, during the 1980s, was indicative