Beloved by Toni Morrison

I am not going to lie. Getting any connection between my big question and the book Beloved has been a struggle. Sethe kills her own daughter. If this doesn't go against the grain I have no idea what going against the grain could possibly be. Although, what Sethe did was wrong she did challenge society but then runs from it and locks herself into her house. Why Sethe kills her daughter is because of fear. She can't face her fears of slavery and kills Beloved with the idea that she can play God. She thinks she knows the truth of what her daughter's life would be like but in reality no one person should try to play God. It is impossible to predict the future. Fear can cause originality because we may act strangely if we  are scared of something. Usually, though, the actions caused by strong fear can be harmful to ourselves or others. Originality is not always a positive thing.