When Denver sees Sethe kneeling and praying, with the white dress kneeling next to her, she asks her mother what she was "praying for." When Sethe replies that she "don't pray anymore" but "just talk[s]," Denver asks what she was talking about. Sethe explains, "I was talking about time. It's so hard for me to believe in it. Some things go. Pass on. Some things just stay. I used to think it was my rememory" (43). After she explains, Denver concludes, "that must mean that nothing ever dies." Sethe agrees: "Nothing ever does" (44).
Reread this passage (pages 43-44), where Sethe explains her concept of "rememory" to Denver. What does this passage have to do with the novel's portrayal of the past and present, memory, haunting, and history? How is this idea of "rememory" reflected in Morrison's narrative style and the novel's structure?
Take 7 minutes to contemplate the relevance of this passage in your Notebook.
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