The past never stays dead, no matter how badly you'd want it to. This is true in Sethe's case because it seems as if she is reliving the past all over again. And now Beloved is claiming to be Sethe's dead daughter? A bit too weird. As Sethe goes on, she has these memories that remind her of the past, like the one where her mother died and she tried to run to her dead body to identify the marking on it but she was pulled away by Nan. Sethe's past seems to haunt her still and it's evident that she will not run away from it any longer.
In The Piano Lesson, Berniece and Boy Willie's past don't seem to leave them either and it was the fact that they brought their past back up that ended up saving them from Sutter's ghost. I think this is probably I sign that no matter what, you shouldn't forget about the past because you wouldn't be the person you are today without out.
As for me, I have my own past to deal with. I was 7 years old when my father passed away. I watched him die right in front of me and I remember attempting to run to him but my mother held me back and wouldn't let me. I couldn't believe what had happened. I just wanted to run over there and make sure that my dad was okay, but I guess then I didn't know any better. He had been crushed by a tree and it still stays with me to this day even though it's been over 10 years. It changed my life and my families life completely and a day doesn't go by that I don't think about it. Some days are worse than others but to answer the question, no. The past never dies.
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