The character Beloved in Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved, can be seen as a morally ambiguous character. Most readers of the novel cannot tell by Beloved's behavior whether or not she is purely evil or good. Beloved's moral ambiguity plays an important part in the novel, because it shapes the novel as a whole. Beloved first exists as ghost that haunts the house that Denver and Sethe live in, and then she comes to the household as human flesh. Beloved's presence throughout the majority of the novel has a very significant influence on Paul D, Denver, and Sethe's lives, in different ways.

Beloved's appearance upon arrival at 124 was disturbing to Denver, Sethe, and Paul D. Beloved's appearance at this point can be seen as a disturbance to the family. They have just gone to the fair and had an excellent experience. What they did not know was that they...