As I am reading Beloved, I am soooo confused. I get so confused on when the booking is referring to. But I am very intrigued at the relationship between the characters in Beloved. I also agree about how the "family unit" is more diverse in the sense that it is bigger and doesn't neccessarily include strictly blood relatives. I also noticed how the slaves, when on plantations develope as a "family". I especially noticed this Sethe is at Sweet Home and she marries Halle. And after Halle goes mad, and Sethe escapes with the children, Paul D returns to Sethe. I think that shows that they were closer than just "co-workers" expecially since Schoolteacher had put them through so much, but they were together which I believe always makes people grow closer. So far, I am enjoying the book, however I have found it to be a difficult read. I have to sit and think and process the information before I fully understand what is going on.