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  • In the previous episode, Faldi left Sethi because he told Sethi that he doesn't have four legs, he has two.
  • The story continues in chapter 19.
  • Stampede finds Odia at the church and apologizes that no one has offered him a place to stay, but he tells him to not worry as Reverend had actually done so he just didn't accept it because he wanted to be alone.
  • The protagonist feels ashamed in front of Sethi and her scholar because he felt emasculated and couldn't run, while Sethi was a heavily pregnant woman determined to run for her children.
  • Stampede admits that he saw Sassy do the deed, stating that she wasn't crazy and was trying to out hunt the Hunter.
  • The protagonist sits on the porch of the Redeemer Church, feeling guilty and ashamed, as he doesn't know what he can do to redeem himself in Sethi's eyes.
  • The protagonist reminds his lover of his value until they are forced to shoot him, but he is happy because his lover escaped and was pregnant with his child.
  • Denver loves Beloved more than her own mother.
  • Denver is afraid that Sethi will go crazy again and try to kill all of them.
  • Beloved's overall meaning is clear despite the lack of logic and expression in her Outburst of emotion.
  • Denver is close to Baby Socks and had a good relationship with her.
  • Beloved reflects on how she viewed Sethi from above and how she wanted to help but the clouds are in the way.
  • Denver is living a terrible lonely life because she's terrified of everything and is terrified of loving something.
  • Beloved is afraid of losing her Newfound mother again.
  • Baby Socks told Denver that the ghost would never hurt her but she should watch out because it needed love.
  • Denver's brothers told her to defend herself from Sethi before they went to war.
  • Beloved's speech is a stream of consciousness monologue without any stops or pauses.
  • Denver is afraid for Beloved and wants to protect her.
  • Denver reflects on her brother's fear and her own relationship with Beloved in Chapter 21, "Denver's Reflections".
  • Beloved repeats "I am not dead" in childlike wonder, like a murky memory.
  • Baby Socks taught Denver to listen to her body and love it.
  • Beloved is scared and waits to feel wanted.
  • Denver is terrified of everything and is afraid of loving something.
  • Ild beloved represents the experiences of all the slaves transported to America from Africa and from the colonies and she represents the voices of thousand slaves and so she's one of the dead and all the experiences are not just her we can join a hot thing so all the ghosts of the Past come back because of one woman's determination.
  • The voices of Tessie and then rejoin into one song you are my sister you are my daughter you're mine you're mine you're mine over and over I drank your blood I drank your milk, symbolizing the bond between Sethi and beloved.
  • Going into the sea is a metaphor for crossing the boundary between what is accepted and what Sethi thought would be the correct situation and she wanted to join her beloved nose because she wanted to die to cross that border between life and death.
  • The men without skin are the four men who try to capture beloved and Sethi.
  • The full passage of chapter 23 begins with I am beloved and she's mine, symbolizing the relationship between Sethi and beloved.
  • Chapter 24 ends with the repetition you are mine you're mine you are mine, symbolizing the bond between Sethi and beloved.
  • Chapter 23 is a continuation of beloved's lyrical exploration of her relationship to her mother.
  • In beloved's mind, she has a conversation with Denver where she admits to loving her too much and that she is the laugh I am the laughter, reminding us once again that to her Sethi is a hot thing a thing that brought her back Spirit determination passion.
  • The sea is a symbol of an edge illuminality it's not only the moral boundaries but it's the physical boundaries of an ocean too.
  • Sethi sneaks behind Beloved's back and feels sorry about both Beloved and Baby Sucks, as he realizes he truly loved Baby Sucks.
  • Sethi is quoting himself, realizing he did more harm than good by telling Paul D about what Beloved has done and by showing him the newspaper clipping.
  • Sassy is determined to go to ice skating because it's her way of proving to everyone that she's fine and showing that if he came by, he would discover that the woman who was sailing happily on a frozen Creek was Beloved Stone.
  • Stampede raises his fist to knock on the door, as he has never knocked on because it was always open to him.
  • Sethi remembers how after Baby Sucks' death, the neighbors avoided him and at the funeral, Sethi was also cold and unfeeling.
  • The theme of hubris and excessive pride is a prominent one, as Sethi is often seen as prideful, but Sassy is only rightful because she cares for her daughter.
  • 124 was loud and Stampede could hear it even from the road.
  • At first, Beloved was spiteful, now she's loud, and Sethi is trying to gather the courage to go talk to her about the wrongs he's done.