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  • Milkman's Research Into His Family's History
    711 words
    Milkman experiences many changes in behavior throughout the novel Song of Solomon. Until his early thirties most would consider him self centered, or even self-loathing. Until his maturity he is spoiled by his mother Ruth and sisters Lena and Corinthian because he is a male. He is considered wealthy for the neighborhood he grew up in and he doesn't socialize because of this. As a result of his spoiled childhood Milkman takes women for granted. He doesn't consider how his actions affect them. Thi...
  • History Of Milkman's Family History
    252 words
    When Milkman goes to Pennsylvania to look for the gold, he was actually in search of his family's past. One of the themes in the story is how the history of African Americans histories are not clear and unrecorded. The fact that the history of Milkman's family history is so unclear and unrecorded he goes through a long journey to find it. Along the way he goes through many places and meets many people that help him find his family history. Milkman thought the bag that Pilate had was filled with ...
  • Milkman Of The Gold Pilate
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    Quest For Gold In Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, the relationships between whites and blacks are a main theme. Throughout the whole novel Morrison adds her own opinions toward the race problems that the characters of Not Doctor Street experience. Poverty is another big issue in the novel and many of the main characters struggle financially. Money becomes a means of escape for many of the characters, especially Milkman and Guitar. For both men their quests for gold leaves them empty handed, bu...
  • Milkman's Best Friend Guitar
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    The idea of complete independence and indifference to the surrounding world, symbolized by flying, stands as a prominent concept throughout Toni Morrison's emphatic novel Song of Solomon. However, the main character Milkman feels that this freedom lies beyond his reach; he cannot escape the demands of his family and feel fulfilled at the same time. As Milkman's best friend Guitar says through the novel, "Everybody wants a black man's life", a statement Milkman easily relates to while seeking esc...
  • Corinthians College Education
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    As the Song of Solomon progresses, characters' backgrounds are revealed, giving meaning and depth to their personalities. One character whom I knew almost nothing about for a large part of the story is Corinthians Dead. A little more than a third into the book, her story is given, and I realize what a pitiful existence she lead so far, but her character still has hope for all the things she has yet to experience. Most of Song of Solomon focuses on Milkman. We understand others through their disc...

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