In Beloved by Toni Morrison, the character of Sethe is concerned and intrigued by the power of memory and its effect on life. In a scene dealing with the themes of time, place and memory, Sethe explores the interconnections of these realities and what they represent to her. Sethe says, 

I was talking about time. It’s so hard for me to believe in it. Some things go. Pass on. Somethings just stay. I used to think it was my rememory…But it’s not. Places, places are still there…the picture of it—stays, and not just in my rememory (43).

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