Masculinity In Toni Morrison's Beloved

Masculinity is a concept built on a set of characteristics and behaviours, which are generally considered to be typical or appropriate for men. Many tend to comprehend masculinity as a necessity, without it there is no purpose of being called a “man”. In Toni Morrison's Beloved, the protagonist; Paul D, is portrayed as a kind and meditative personality, he lived a life of a lonely wanderer, someone so unsettled that he cannot really develop as a man. Originally, his memories at Sweet Home cause questions to arise in his mind pertaining to his manhood because of all the situations that made him feel like he was diminished and was not given much opportunity to experience the process of growing into the manhood stages. A situation that resembles