Section II of Beloved...

In Section II, we finally get an up close and personal shift in the narration. The first person transition allows, in my opinion, a more in-depth perspective of what's happening in the story. Mainly because it is devoid of bias or any other point of views. It is definitely refreshing to see the already well-developed characters through a different perspective or opinion. I think that Beloved does this so we can understand the sort of confusing and often brash actions the characters make. Particularly, we see this with Sethe. A brutal woman who murdered her children in order to "save them" from enslavement is often seen as inexcusable and disgusting. However, with the first person, it gives way to an explanation almost as to why or how this happened. Even with the first person point of view, the actions and everything that happened with the previous narration still doesn't make it okay. But is interesting to see how the layout of not only the story but the characters change as well.