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@article{190836,
        author = {Bhupesh Verma and Manish Verma},
        title = {Marginal Voices in The Writing of Toni Morrison with Special Reference to Beloved},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {4798-4803},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190836},
        abstract = {The novel Beloved is one of Toni Morrison’s greatest masterpieces. This Pulitzer Prize-winning work is based on a true event, portraying the life of a woman named Margaret Garner. The story recounts how, in an attempt to escape the horrors of slavery, she took the life of her own newborn child. The novel also illustrates how the agonies and trauma of slavery continue to impact an individual's present life, even after gaining freedom. While the story is primarily set in 1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio, it frequently moves into 'flashbacks' (the past), depicting the protagonist Sethe’s painful journey through enslavement. Sethe lives with her daughter, Denver, in a house located at '124 Bluestone Road.' One day, Paul D arrives—a man who was with Sethe during her days of bondage. His arrival resurfaces memories of her past. A major turning point occurs when a young woman arrives at Sethe’s house and identifies herself as 'Beloved.' Sethe is stunned to hear this name because it was the same word she had engraved on her deceased daughter’s tombstone. Gradually, Sethe becomes convinced that this young woman is the reincarnation of her dead daughter. Initially, Sethe is overjoyed; however, Beloved’s demands soon become excessive, and she begins to drain Sethe's life and energy. Ultimately, the house transforms into a psychological battlefield where the protagonist struggles to reckon with her past actions and seeks forgiveness from her daughter.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {January},
        }