%0 Journal Article
%T The Infanticide Tragedy under Black Slavery: An Analysis of Sethe¡¯s Ethical Choice in Morrison¡¯s <i>Beloved</i>
%A Hailiang Lei
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 9
%N 6
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2022
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1108804
%X In <i>Beloved</i>, Morrison characterizes an ¡°infanticide¡± tragedy that a black mother Sethe kills her daughter ¡°<i>Beloved</i>¡± in the American slavery society. It displays Morrison¡¯s reflections on ethical relationships and describes ethical choices of Sethe and other black groups. Taking Sethe¡¯s infanticide behavior as the research object, the paper mainly interprets the maternal ethical identity under patriarchy, the black ethical environment under slavery, and the ethical consciousness of a black mother from the perspective of literary ethics. It analyzes the reasons why the black mother made infanticide behavior, and focuses on the various helplessness of Sethe as a black mother. It hopes to provide suggestions for the ethical choices of black women in the United States and encourage them to find a broader living space in the difficulties of life.
%K <i>Beloved</i>
%K Infanticide
%K Ethical Choice
%K Literary Ethics
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6773890