Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrison's Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?
Correct answer: C. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery.
- A. Discussion of race relations in the North and South.
- B. Condemnation of the plantation myth.
- C. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery.
- D. Insistence on desegregation.
Explanation
Beloved represents the neo-slave narrative by showing how slavery continues to damage memory, identity, family bonds, and psychological life after emancipation. The ghost of Sethe's child makes this lasting trauma central from the opening.
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