Chapter 19 Part 2: Stamped's Responsibility and Setha's Peace

TLDRStamp Paid feels responsible for Paul D moving out and visits 124 to check on Setha and Denver. Setha takes the girls ice skating, and afterward, Setha realizes that Beloved is her dead daughter. Stamp Paid recalls a conversation with Baby Suggs after Setha killed her child. Setha decides to live peacefully but is filled with memories. Stamp Paid believes the noise in 124 is the mumblings of angry dead slaves. He gives up trying to see Setha when no one answers the door. The women in 124 are left alone, and their isolation leads to despair.

Key insights

🔍Stamp Paid feels responsible for Paul D moving out and visits 124 to check on Setha and Denver.

⛸️Setha takes the girls ice skating and realizes that Beloved is her dead daughter.

💭Stamp Paid recalls a conversation with Baby Suggs after Setha killed her child.

🔇Setha decides to live peacefully but is filled with memories.

🌑Stamp Paid believes the noise in 124 is the mumblings of angry dead slaves.

Q&A

Why does Stamp Paid feel responsible for Paul D moving out?

Stamp Paid feels responsible because he rescued Denver from her mother in the woodshed, and he sees Denver as someone he needs to protect.

What realization does Setha have while ice skating with the girls?

Setha realizes that Beloved is her dead daughter who has come back to life.

What conversation does Stamp Paid recall with Baby Suggs?

Stamp Paid recalls a conversation where he tried to persuade Baby Suggs to go back to the clearing after Setha killed her child.

Why does Setha decide to live peacefully?

Setha decides to live peacefully because she is tired of making decisions and just wants a life with her daughters inside 124.

What does Stamp Paid believe the noise in 124 is?

Stamp Paid believes the noise in 124 is the mumblings of angry dead slaves.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Stamp Paid feels responsible for Paul D moving out and visits 124 to check on Setha and Denver.

00:16Setha takes the girls ice skating and realizes that Beloved is her dead daughter.

01:09Stamp Paid recalls a conversation with Baby Suggs after Setha killed her child.

01:26Setha decides to live peacefully but is filled with memories.

02:14Stamp Paid believes the noise in 124 is the mumblings of angry dead slaves.