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Beloved's Happy? Ending

At the end of Beloved  we see Sethe finally free from the memory of Beloved, and even the town is soon to forget about her. She's finally able to move away from her past at Sweet Home and what happened in the woodshed, and focus on making a better future for herself with Paul D. She even recovers back to full health after it seems she might be gone. Despite all this, the future will likely not be an easy road for Sethe, Paul D, and especially Denver.  Sethe has seemingly come to terms with her past and is willing to move past it, but realistically how will she be able to live her life without memories of Sweet Home weighing down on her. Yes, she's in a better situation now comparative to when Beloved was still around, but it's not like her vanishing undoes the events of the past. No matter how much Sethe has learned to accept her past actions and move on, trauma is trauma at the end of the day and it's sure to keep on taking a toll on her mentally. And then we have Denv