Beloved 2

Denver is an extremely interesting character in this novel. She is an extremely insecure and jealous of anyone who does not give her attention. She also acts much younger then her real age of 18, which is very interesting. Its obvious that Denver acts this way due mostly to her years in almost entire isolation. All that Denver had was her relationship with Sethe, and whenever that relationship is threatened Denver gets upset. This is true with Paul D and Beloved, who take away Sethe's attention from Denver.
What I found most interesting was how Denver felt excluded from her family when Sethe and Paul D would talk about their past in slavery. The fact that Denver felt left out because she never lived in slavery really shows how insecure Denver is. This is all because Denver is not comfortable being excluded from her mother in anyway. "Denver hated the stories her mother told that did not concern herself, which is why Amy was all she ever asked about. The rest was a gleaming, powerful world made more so by Denver's absence from it. Not being in it, she hated it and wanted Beloved to hate it too, although there was no chance of that at all." (pg) This is just an example of how Denver could not handle not being the center of attention from her mother.
Denver is continuously haunted by the past, even though she was not alive during slavery. Instead, she is haunted by the fact that she was not there to live through an experience with her mother, and it kills her. Denver is such an interesting character and I can't wait to see how she develops throughout the rest of this novel.