Beloved, By Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison is mysterious and full of foreboding details. The author excels in creating a nonlinear exposition by continuously switching points of view, alluding to character experience, and writing in an ambiguous fashion.
A majority of the novel is written in an omnipotent third person format, regardless, the narrator rarely clues in the readers. Throughout, there are shifts in perspective, this allows the reader to view the story from different angles, although there is a refocus, the narrator is still on the outside. First person is almost exclusively seen in the sections dealing with possession including Seth, Beloved, and Denver. All these thoughts are occurring at the same time, yet are seen individually; chronological order is askew. By having the ability to view the past, present, and future versions of characters and their thought, the reader is able to slowing piece together the mysterious plot at hand. It is important to understand how characters view one
This can be increased if the author chooses to write in an ambiguous manner, as Morrison does. Not all is what it seems to be in Beloved- it is chalked with metaphor and hidden significance, obscure references, all webbed together to create a tightly wound tale. The use of specific names for characters is vital to the nonlinear exposition. These names were not drawn out of a hat- oh, no- they were carefully selected and considered. The name “Amy” is “Beloved” in French, this is not coincidence, and, without this knowledge it would take much more time to unravel the story.
Toni Morrison demonstrates non-linear exposition by shifts in perspective, character secrets, as well as interpretive writing in Beloved. Although this novel consists heavily of keeping the significant hidden, it allows the reader to uncover the mystery of the novel in a unique