Reading Beloved through a feminist lens has allowed me to see each character differently than I would have if I read it through another lens. I have found it very fascinating and quite interesting to see the power structure between men and women during the time period that Beloved takes place in and how that changes over time. From the beginning of this book, I have personally seen Sethe grown quite substantially. Sethe used to be a slave that suffered tremendously due to the fact that she basically had not respect from men. She had to go through a very long journey of obstacles and accomplishments to find her new home and fight for living a better life where Sethe was pregnant with her last child, Denver.
Sethe was pregnant with Denver and this is when a white woman came to save her and helped her give birth. I could already imagine that due to the fact that men didn't really care about women, except for sex, they probably would not have done the same to Sethe. Throughout this time period, it is evident and safe to say that women generally looked out for each other because they cared for one another. A certain individual wouldn't really do much to create a change or an impact on their community, but when they all get together, many different things can occur.
This right here allowed me to see the strength that Sethe has in particular. She faced a situation in life where she didn't really know where else to go or who to look up to. She could have possibly lose a child that really meant a lot to her and so she did not give up. Even though one of her children died, and two ran away from her leaving her with one child left, she has not let that affect her and bring her down, instead, it brings her more strength to survive and live her own life.
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