Beloved

"124 WAS SPITEFUL. Full of a baby's venom. The women in the house knew it ans so did the children." (Morrison 1) Morrison begins the novel with an interesting image. The 1st sentence sets a dark, eerie tone not only by the diction but also by the way its written, in capital letters. The capital letters emphasize how spiteful the house is. The second sentence paints an image of something deadly and poisonous inside the house. The fact that the people in the house know about it implies the unwanted thing has been there for a while and has become part of the house. This foreshadows scary and eerie events to come in the rest of the novel. This introduction captures the reader's attention, making them want to read more to find out what's to come in the rest of the book.