Knowledge Nugget

Knowledge Nugget

Ethos- shared values

Beloved takes control of Sethe and thus they become “one.” Beloved makes Sethe do whatever she wants such as taking all of the food and Sethe’s money. It may not be true shared values, but rather shared values through manipulation.

Pathos- emotion

Denver attempts to receive work from Lady Jones by explaining of her mother’s sickness, in hopes that she will empathize with her and help.

Logos- reason

Sethe shows reason when she sees what she thinks is schoolteacher by going into “self defense” mode rather than running away as running away does not solve anything. Unfortunately, her reasoning did not work so well, because the person that had approached her was Mr. Bodwin rather than schoolteacher

Perspective: This can be read as a literature book for critique, rather than a history novel.