Feminism
In her novel Beloved, Morrison adopts two different forms of feminism. Throughout most of the book, Morrison focuses on sexism and racism. An example of that is slavery, and also when Sethe, the main character, was separated from all of the men slaves underneath the same owner. She would be required to work and help with duties inside the house as well as being responsible for reproducing even more slaves for Schoolteacher while all of the men took care of the outside duties. Sethe was also not allowed to go to Schoolteacher's lessons because men were the only ones that had the ability to learn and be taught. Sethe also appears to have a feminist personality when she succeeds in raising most of her children on her own without a man anywhere around to support the household. When Paul D appeared at the house and scared the ghost away, he even thought that only a man had been capable of sending the spirit away when in fact, the ghost had just never bothered Sethe. She worked hard for her money, maintained her house, including the yard, and raised most of her children all on her own without the help of a man.
The second form of feminism that Morrison uses focuses on language and structure. In one chapter near the end of the book, there is a shift in the structure and use of language. Morrison shifts to a feminist form of writing where she does not have any full sentences, but instead several sentences phrases with multiple spaces in between them to separate them. However, this form only lasts for about four pages and then the structure returned to what it was. This short period of feminist structure seems to create a break from language designed for the "male brain." This form of feminism represents independence from the male structure of writing just as Sethe represents independence from having a male figure take care of her.
The second form of feminism that Morrison uses focuses on language and structure. In one chapter near the end of the book, there is a shift in the structure and use of language. Morrison shifts to a feminist form of writing where she does not have any full sentences, but instead several sentences phrases with multiple spaces in between them to separate them. However, this form only lasts for about four pages and then the structure returned to what it was. This short period of feminist structure seems to create a break from language designed for the "male brain." This form of feminism represents independence from the male structure of writing just as Sethe represents independence from having a male figure take care of her.