“ For a comprehensive study of the motif of hunger and consumption, a Beloved PDF is very useful. The title character's insatiable hunger for sugar and for Sethe's attention is a key element of the plot. Morrison uses consumption as a metaphor for the way the past can eat away at the present. A digital text allows for a quick search of food-related imagery, helping readers construct an argument about how emotional voids are translated into physical needs within the narrative. ”