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Infant Suggs Analysis

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The novel opens in 1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio. For as far back as eighteen years, Sethe, an ex-slave, and her little girl, Denver, have been living in a house that is spooky by the phantom of Sethe 's firstborn infant girl. Until eight years back, Sethe 's relative, Child Suggs, additionally lived with them in their home at 124 Bluestone Street. Before she kicked the bucket, Infant Suggs sank into a profound sadness, depleted by an existence of subjection and by the loss of every one of the eight of her kids. She spent her last days asking for "shading"— bits of brilliantly hued objects she trusted would assuage her misery. Her demise came just a brief time after Sethe 's children, Howard and Buglar, each fled from 124 after experiences with

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