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1、FACETOHISTORY,OPENTOFUTURE——BookReportofBeloved2013级汉语国际教育刘倩瑶2013101058Itwasnotastorytopasson.Itwasastoryaboutanimaginedhistoryofslavery,bothrealityandmythatonce.Belovedturnsontheslaughterofababybyherownmother.Sethekillsherchildratherthanhaveherreturnedfromfreedomtoslavery.SethehasescapedfromSweetHo
2、meinKentuckytofreedominOhio,whereshehasjoinedhermother-in-law,BabySuggs,whosefreedomhasbeenboughtbythelaborofSethe’shusband,Halle.Sethe’sthreeelderchildren,twoboysanda“crawling-already”daughterarealreadyinthefreehouse,number124.Sethehasgivenbirthtoanotherdaughter,Denver,onthewaythere.28dayslater,whe
3、ntheslaveowner,Schoolmastercaughtuptothem,Sethekilledher“crawling-already”daughter.“Inside,twoboysbledinthesawdustanddirtatthefeetofaniggerwomanholdingablood-soakedchildtoherchestwithonehandandinfantbytheheelsintheother.Shedidnotlookatthem;shesimplyswungthebabytowardthewallplanks,missedandtriedtocon
4、nectasecondtime,whenoutofnowhere-inthetickingtimethemenspentstaringatwhattherewastostareat-theoldniggerboy,stillmewing,ranthoroughthedoorbehindthemandsnatchedthebabyfromthearcofitsmother’sswing.”Itisthefirstpartofthestory,andinoneword,the“crawling-already”daughterwaskilledbyhermotherbecauseshedidn’t
5、wanthertosufferpainandmiseryasshesufferedinthepast.Asnegroslave,eventhoughweknowthehistoryofslavetrade,itisstilldifficultforustocomprehendwhatdidtheygothroughduringthedarkcentury.Sethe’sescapeismodeledonthestoryofMargaretGarner,whoescapedfromKentuckywithsixteenotherslavesinJanuary1856.Thefugitiveswe
6、repursuedbyaposseofslavemastersandsheriff’sofficers.Theyfoughtback.MargaretGarnercutheryoungestdaughter’sthroatwithabutcher’sknifeandtriedtokillherselfandtherestofherchildren.Therewasasensationaltrial,inwhichtheslaves’lawyerparadoxicallysuggestedthatMargaretbechargedwithmurderandtheotherswithcomplic
7、ity-tryingtoensurethatsheremainedintheFreeStatetobejudgedasaperson,notreturnedasproperty.Shewas,however,returned,andherotherbabydaughterwasdrownedwhentheboatreturningthemcapsized.Margaretisreportedash
