I have finished reading Beloved by Toni Morrison through a feminist lens and one of the things that stuck out to me the most was the strength of a single mother. Both Baby Suggs and Sethe experienced the life of a single mother. They both have been through the struggle of having to raise multiple children on their own with no help. Personally I know what this looks like because I have a single mother myself and I have seen all the pain and sacrifices my mom been through over the years just as Baby Suggs and Sethe have. My mom spends a long hard day at work only to come home to more work around the house just as Sethe does. Sethe had a husband once but she ran off leaving him behind hoping he would eventually follow. She was left to raise her four children on her own which eventually turned into three after she killed one. She ran to Baby Suggs with her four children leaving Baby Suggs to help care for her children. Even though Sethe's two sons ran off and one of her daughters passed away, Baby Suggs helped raised Denver and grew a strong connection with her. Denver felt very lonely when Baby Suggs passed away and was glad to have a friend and someone to talk to when Beloved showed up.
As I have said in my other blogs, reading Beloved through a feminist lens has taught me a lot about the power and strength of women. Too many people don't really take the time to see how much a woman can do and how they are no different than men. In fact, they are in some ways stronger than men. Women go through 9 months carrying a child then have to raise them for 18 years. Woman are attached to their children and feel a special connection with them wanting to only provide them with the best life possible.
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