By Chapter 26, Beloved and Sethe have swapped places,
with Beloved performing as the mother and Sethe as the kid. Their role setback
may just mark more openly what has been Beloved’s role all along. On a more universal
level, Beloved may also view for all of the slaves who made the way thru the
Atlantic. She may give expression to and exemplify the shared lifeless of all
those burdened by slavery’s past and bequest.
