Paul D's Essay Describing Sethe

The entire passage where this piece comes from speaks the words of Shakespeare. Here, Paul D describes the depth of Sethe’s eyes and the power they hold. Through his detailed observations and metaphorical comparisons, a once simplistic description of Sethe’s eyes evolves into a complex analysis of Sethe’s past and how it has transformed her into the person she is presently. Paul D begins by generally describing Sethe as “one with iron eyes and a backbone to match”, inferring her strong and courageous character as remarkable even to him. Describing Sethe as iron, which is the base alloy to the strongest forms of metal, gives her a dominating strength that sets her apart from most women- and men- at the time. Going on in more detail, he describes