Chapter 13
23. How is Paul D’s problem sleeping in the house solved? What predictions can you make about the future of the conflict between Paul D and Beloved?
23) Paul D's problem of where to sleep (in the house or in the cold house) is solved by Sethe deciding he is going to come back and sleep in her bed. She says "You come upstairs. Where you belong, ... and stay there." For Paul D, this solves the problem because Sethe is his defense against Beloved, and her stating he belongs in her bed, sleeping with her, having sex with her, reinforces him against Beloved's "malice". I believe that this change in sleeping location, as well as Beloved's new inability to have him dream (or not dream) of having sex with her will cause more strife within the household. Beloved is now more likely to be more bold, more daring, and more cruel to all of them because she has been thwarted and spited once again. I think that eventually Beloved will drive Paul D out of the house, and be more vengeful than she would have been originally.
23. How is Paul D’s problem sleeping in the house solved? What predictions can you make about the future of the conflict between Paul D and Beloved?
23) Paul D's problem of where to sleep (in the house or in the cold house) is solved by Sethe deciding he is going to come back and sleep in her bed. She says "You come upstairs. Where you belong, ... and stay there." For Paul D, this solves the problem because Sethe is his defense against Beloved, and her stating he belongs in her bed, sleeping with her, having sex with her, reinforces him against Beloved's "malice". I believe that this change in sleeping location, as well as Beloved's new inability to have him dream (or not dream) of having sex with her will cause more strife within the household. Beloved is now more likely to be more bold, more daring, and more cruel to all of them because she has been thwarted and spited once again. I think that eventually Beloved will drive Paul D out of the house, and be more vengeful than she would have been originally.
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