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is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who temporarily escaped slavery during 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio, a free state.  \nA posse arrived to retrieve her and her children under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which gave slave owners the right to pursue slaves across state borders; Margaret killed her two-year-old daughter rather than allow her to be recaptured.  \nThe novel won the Pulitzer Prize in  \n1988. During 2006 a New York Times survey of writers and literary critics ranked it as the best work of American fiction of the past 25 years.  \nThe epigraph reads \"Sixty Million and more,\" dedicated to the Africans and their descendants who died as a result of the Atlantic slave trade.  \nThe novel opens with the following inscription:  \n\"I will call them my people, Which were not my people; And her beloved,  \nWhich was not beloved. \"  \nRomans 9:25  \nThis reference comes from the Epistle to the Romans, a book of the New Testament written by Paul. As he prepares to visit Rome, he sends a letter stating his beliefs.  \nHe discusses the nature of God’s relationship with humanity and focuses on the sovereignty of God. He also raises the problem of the justice of God, power mixed with mercy, even if it leads to problems.  \nThis chapter, despite its examination of the evils on earth, ends on a note of reconciliation. The following verse reads as follows:“And it will be in the place where they were told, you are not My people, there they will be called sons of the living God”(Romans 9:26) .  \nThings to track on your theme log and  \nin your journal entries . . .","cbCaibnEXl9BymMo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibnEXl9BymMo","pdf",82299,17,"English","# Background and Historical Context\n## The Inspiration of Margaret Garner\n# Literary Acclaim\n## Awards and Recognition\n# Thematic and Scriptural Significance\n## Epigraph Analysis\n## Biblical Allusions in Romans 9","[{\"question\":\"What historical event inspired Toni Morrison's novel Beloved?\",\"answer\":\"The novel is inspired by the story of Margaret Garner, an African-American slave who fled from Kentucky to Ohio in 1856 and killed her young daughter to prevent her from being returned to slavery under the Fugitive Slave Act.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the significance of the epigraph 'Sixty Million and more'?\",\"answer\":\"The epigraph is dedicated to the Africans and their descendants who suffered and perished as a result of the Atlantic slave trade.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the novel incorporate themes from the Epistle to the Romans?\",\"answer\":\"The novel's opening inscription from Romans 9:25 is used to explore complex themes of divine sovereignty, the nature of God's justice, and the possibility of reconciliation despite the presence of earthly evil.\"}]","Beloved - Study Notes and Literary Context | PDF",1790158782,26]