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Sethe And Paul D: A Thematic Analysis
Sethe is opening up to Paul D about her scars and telling her things she hasn’t brought up in years. Paul D represents old memories of both Sethe and himself. As soon as he comes into Sethe’s life they both start experiencing pain which turns into happiness and resolution by he end of the book. With Paul D he’s so lost because he tries not to dwell on his past. Throughout the book he is confused on whether or not he is a man and frequently wonders about the value of a person. Where as for Sethe this brings up bad memories and causes her to hurt until Paul D sooths her makes her feel better. This relates to the theme that repressing old memories may be problematic because the absence of parts of your memory may cause you to be lost and incomplete.
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