Sethe and Paul D reconcile

Paul D sits with Sethe in Baby Suggs' bed, holding her hand and telling her that they have more 'yesterday' than anyone, but they need some kind of 'tomorrow.' He tells her that she is her own best thing, a powerful affirmation of her worth beyond her role as a mother. Sethe, who has defined herself entirely through her children, is uncertain but begins to accept the possibility of a new identity. The novel ends on a note of tentative hope, as the two survivors begin to imagine a life together, free from the ghosts of the past.