Denver's New Maturity with Paul D
One example of Denver maturing and moving on to new things in her life that was particularly moving to me was her encounter with Paul D on the street at the end of the novel. Paul D braces himself when he sees Denver, but surprisingly she greets him cheerily with a "smile, no longer the sneer he remembered," (Morrison 313). The two have a nice, normal chat and then both go on their ways, which is a clear example of Denver maturing. When Paul D first came to live at 124, Denver was extremely skeptical and resentful of Paul D. She didn't like him because he and Sethe chatted often about things she knew nothing about, and with a childlike jealousy she resented him for creating any tiny situation in which she was not included. She wanted to be a part of everything and didn't like her mother talking about things that had nothing to do with her. Paul D also comes and banishes the ghost of her sister, who besides her mother, had been her only company. This le