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BelovedToni MorrisonBeloved Trilogy, book 1

Characters in Beloved

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Sethe

    A formerly enslaved woman haunted by the choices she made to protect her children.

Supporting characters

  • Denver

    Sethe's isolated younger daughter, who must eventually reach beyond the house.

  • Paul D

    A man from Sethe's plantation past whose arrival reopens old wounds.

  • Baby Suggs

    Sethe's late mother-in-law, a spiritual anchor for the community.

  • Stamp Paid

  • Sixo

  • Halle

  • Schoolteacher