In Beloved, Toni Morrison paints a picture of the cruelty of slavery. It focuses on African Americans' desire for a new life as they attempt to move beyond their past to achieve their freedom. In Beloved, “much of the characters' pain occurs as they rebuild themselves and their families after the devastation of slavery” (Kubitschek 115). Throughout the novel, Morrison uses color to represent a life full of joy, freedom, and protection, as well as things like community and family. In many sections, Morrison uses color to depict a character's desire for this life while, in other cases, Morrison uses color to illustrate the pleasure and fulfillment the characters experience once they have got this life. Morrison uses color to explain the life that Denver leads. . Throughout her life, Denver never left 124 alone. Since she was young, she never ventured out into the world. Morrison uses Denver's lack of freedom by removing color from Denver's life. Throughout his life, Denver never really saw color; However, when life at 124 forces Denver to turn to others for help, his color blindness is cured. During a visit to a neighbor's house, Denver “could only half hear her because she was walking on something soft and blue. Everything around her was thick and soft and blue” (Morrison 253). While walking down the street, Denver notices "the yellow shutters...[and] the pots of green leaves with white centers" (Morrison 245). This sudden bloom of color in Denver's life indicates his transition from slavery to freedom. All her life, Denver has been possessed by her mother's love. She was therefore enslaved by this love. When she finally freed herself from these chains, Denver began to notice the color indicating her middle of paper ......other than that by removing color from Sethe's life and making her "also aware of colors than a chicken.” » (38). For example, “Sethe looked at her hands, at her bottle-green sleeves, and thought how little color there was in the house” (Morrison 38). Because in his house, “the walls of the room were slate color, the floor was earth brown and the wooden chest of drawers its color” (Morrison 38). His life was “like life in the raw” (Morrison 38). Here, Morrison emphasizes the absence of color because Sethe's life is devoid of hope. Works Cited Kubitschek, MD Toni Morrison: A Critical Companion. London: Greenwood Press, 1998. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. New York: Random House, Inc., 2007. Kindle Fire. Works Cited Kubitschek, MD Toni Morrison: A Critical Companion. London: Greenwood Press, 1998. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. New York: Random House, Inc., 2007. Kindle Fire.