Slavery And Its Effects On The Lives Of All People

â€Å"Slave; noun, a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.† Slaves were seen as less than human, and as property. Slavery has made a disastrous impact on the lives of all people. Although slavery has left countless people dead, many have looked at it as a necessary aspect of society that was beneficial to all. Slavery plays a very prominent role in Toni Morrison’s Beloved, the effects of slavery are examined through various characters. The idea of slavery is typically associated with this physical enslavement of a human being, but in Beloved, slavery transcends this typical association. Slavery has dehumanized the lives of millions; although a somewhat fictional character, Sethe’s story is closely related†¦show more content†¦This is ironic because there were slaves who were forced to endure physical enslavement in a facility where they were supposed to call home. Sweet Home enslavement became just as cruel as most raw forms of slavery. Sethe s memories of Sweet Home are of the good times, and her time in servitude at Sweet Home. However despite some of those good times, there are also some very scarring times that she experienced. Sethe has scars all over her back as a permanent reminder of what she has endured. She receives those scars after she is whipped due to her try of escape. Amy Denver is a white girl that helped Sethe escape from Sweet Home. She sees the scars on Sethe’s back, and says that they resemble a chokecherry tree. The scars on Sethe’s back symbolize the physical enslavement she experiences at Sweet Home. The hurt and dehumanization Sethe feels is not the most painful thing she experiences. The theft of her milk is important. At the time Sethe gets whipped, she is pregnant, which is why she has milk in her breasts. I had milk, she said. I was pregnant with Denver but I had milk for my baby girl†¦ Nobody was gonna nurse her like me... After I left you, those boys came in there and took my milk. That’s what they came in there for. Held me down and took it†¦Ã¢â‚¬  â€Å"They beat you and you was pregnant? And they took my milk!(19-20) Sethe does not mention the pain she endures after being whipped, but she mainly focuses on the milk that had been taken from her. The milk was