“I am not a man” “I want you pregnant, Sethe. Would you do that for me?” (151)
In page 151 Paul D wanted to meet Sethe at er work and break the news that he couldn’t stay in the house anymore and that he feels beloved is causing it all. After finding her and talking to her, instead of telling her that he’s leaving he tells her that he “wants her pregnant”. I believe that Paul D does this because he feels like beloved is taking away the attention that he use to get from Sethe and by having a baby he can save that relationship. He was finally starting to settle down with Sethe and he was having a great time with her during the carnival, but then out of nowhere beloved shows up sick and in poor health and takes away the attention that he was getting from her. To add on to his discomfort with her Beloved visits him at night when he’s sleeping in the shed and she tells him that she wants him to touch her on the inside part. After a while he actually does have sex with her and the “tin jar” where his heart was begins to open, and as he is having sex with her he begins to shout “Red Heart!”.
He could not bring himself to leave Sethe and at the last second he came up with the idea of having a baby with Sethe in order to keep her close to him and away from Beloved who is obsessed with Sethe. Sethe does not fully agree with having a baby as she has had a horrible experience when she was pregnant with Denver but she takes the comment in a good manner and seems like she is considering it. After the talk Paul D gives her a piggyback ride and on the way home they act as if they were young again. This is because the thought of having a kid makes them feel young again.
He could not bring himself to leave Sethe and at the last second he came up with the idea of having a baby with Sethe in order to keep her close to him and away from Beloved who is obsessed with Sethe. Sethe does not fully agree with having a baby as she has had a horrible experience when she was pregnant with Denver but she takes the comment in a good manner and seems like she is considering it. After the talk Paul D gives her a piggyback ride and on the way home they act as if they were young again. This is because the thought of having a kid makes them feel young again.
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ReplyDeleteI think that your ideas about Paul D. wanting attention is very interesting and definitely not something that I did not think about. I find it interesting how you bring up the idea that Paul D. is unable to tell Sethe the truth and I think that idea could also be attached to the fact that Paul D. might be falling in love with Sethe or as you said, he is "finally starting to settle down with Sethe."
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Isabelle, that he wants to have a baby with Sethe because he loves her enough to raise their own child together. However I personally think that Paul D was desperate, and wanted to claim Sethe as his own because he sees Beloved getting more attention.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all these comments and also I feel like he wants to have a baby with Sethe in order to get his mind off Beloved. He may also want to have a baby with Sethe to redeem herself for what happened with Beloved.
ReplyDeleteWow Ricky good job in this Blog post, I found it very interesting, you explain it s thoughtfully but also manager to get you point across. Beloved was interfering between Paul D and Sethe which frustrated Paul D. You can feel the tension between Paul D and Beloved.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact taht he might be doing it to get his mind off of Beloved, but don't you think that it could also be because he wants his own family in order for Sethe to love that child and love Denver a little bit more less. Since he mentions that she should love that much because its dangerous. But either way I think this blog is great, you did a good job. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI can feel the tension between Beloved and Paul D, it is odd to think hat he would want Beloved to be pregnant I don't really see why, but after reading this I clearly understand as to why he wants this. Great explanation Ricky! I really enjoyed this
ReplyDeleteI love this.
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