The film “Beloved” is based on a book that was written by Toni Morrison in 1987, which tells
the real-life story of Margaret Garner. The film was set before the American Civil War, where
slavery was still very prominent in the south. The movie revolves around Sethe, a former slave
who escaped from a Kentucky plantation and is now living in Cincinnati, Ohio with her daughter
Denver.
During this time, slaves in the South did not have any rights and were considered property of
their master. The film was accurate in depicting the maltreatment that slaves faced at the
hands of their White masters. Sethe’s flashbacks show that she was abused, raped, and sexually
assaulted by the plantation owner’s brother-in-law and nephews while being pregnant. (Cook)
Due to these heinous acts of abuse and torture, Sethe like many slaves, decided that it was
