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Course Hero. "Beloved Study Guide." Course Hero. 28 July 2016. Web. 2 June 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Beloved/>.
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Kristen Over, Associate Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, explains the main characters in Toni Morrison's book Beloved.
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Sethe | Sethe, the main character, is an ex-slave who murdered her baby daughter. Read More |
| Beloved | Beloved is the ghost of Sethe's murdered daughter. Read More |
| Denver | Denver is Sethe's youngest daughter. Read More |
| Paul D | Paul D is an ex-slave who has a history with Sethe. Read More |
| Baby Suggs | Baby Suggs is Sethe's mother-in-law and the children's grandmother. Read More |
| Amy Denver | Amy Denver is a white former indentured servant who helps Sethe deliver Denver. |
| Buglar | Buglar is Sethe's son who has run away. |
| Ella | Ella is an ex-slave who is also responsible for the death of one of her children. |
| Halle | Halle is Sethe's missing husband and the father of her children. |
| Here Boy | Here Boy is the dog at 124. |
| Howard | Howard is Sethe's son who has run away. |
| Janey Wagon | Janey Wagon is the servant at the Bodwins' home. |
| Lady Jones | Lady Jones is the teacher in Sethe's Cincinnati community. |
| Ma'am | Ma'am is Sethe's mother. |
| Miss Bodwin | Miss Bodwin is a white woman, sister of Mr. Bodwin, who is opposed to slavery and helps Denver. |
| Mr. Bodwin | Mr. Bodwin is a white man, brother to Miss Bodwin, who is opposed to slavery. He owns 124 Bluestone. |
| Mr. Garner | Mr. Garner is a "kinder" slave owner at Sweet Home. |
| Nelson Lord | Nelson Lord is the boy who asks Denver if Sethe had been in jail for murder. |
| Paul A | Paul A is one of the slaves at Sweet Home. |
| Paul F | Paul F is one of the slaves at Sweet Home. |
| Sawyer | Sawyer is the owner of the restaurant where Sethe works. |
| Schoolteacher | The schoolteacher is a cruel slave owner at Sweet Home. |
| Sixo | Sixo, a Sweet Home slave, is part Native American and a "rebel" slave who is murdered. |
| Stamp Paid | Stamp Paid is a former slave who worked on the Underground Railroad. |
| Thirty-Mile Woman | Thirty-Mile Woman is the slave Sixo tries to escape with. |
| Vashti | Vashti is Stamp Paid's wife. |
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