... upon her by Schoolteacher and his nephews. Sethe has horrendous scars to show for a particular occasion when Schoolteacher told his nephews to 'open up' her back. Sethe is unaware of the scars until Amy Denver sees them and is shocked by the extent of the scars. She says to Sethe "that's what it looked like. A chokecherry tree. Trunk, branches and even leaves. Tiny little chokecherry trees". Morrison turns this into an ironic image as she begins to describe the beauty of the tree even though the memory of the event from which it came is very ugly. Morrison continues to use this type of language throughout the novel, and even though the language is simple, it gives a depth that allows the reader to experience how the characters feel. Morrison's descriptions are not elaborate or exaggerated, but are honest and real. Sethe's discontent is so powerful that is ...

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