Beloved Chapter summaries

Part 1, Chapter 1 - 5

The book begins with the description of a house marked with the number 124, located on the edge of Cincinnati. The year is …

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Part 1, Chapter 6 - 10

Beloved continues to live with Sethe, Denver, and Paul D at 124. She becomes devoted to Sethe, she waits for her in the …

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Part 1, Chapter 11 - 18

Beloved begins to manipulate Paul D to move out of the house, and she does it by making him feel restless. He feels as if he …

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Part 2 Chapter 19 - 25

Stamp Paid feels guilty for being the reason for Paul D’s departure, and he decides that he needs to go Sethe. He works up …

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Part 3, Chapter 26 - 28

House 124 grows silent, as Sethe and Beloved become intertwined in their obsession. Sethe is now convinced that Beloved is …

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