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Song Of Solomon Moral Analysis

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Frank Deigh November 20, 2017
English III/ Block 3 Mr. Henriques

Morals in the novel Song of Solomon

The novel Song of Solomon, written by Toni Morrison, embodies many morals. The novel is a one kind showing the struggles gone through by the protagonist to become the character he is. The most intriguing and captivating morals are the consequences of the protagonist, Milkman’s ignorance, the importance of his family roots and his need for love in his life.
The protagonist 's ignorance towards his family, friends and society …show more content…

In the case of the protagonist his family roots going back generations reveal a lot of similar traits with his current actions. Specifically the burning desire to leave his family just the way his grandfather did “Everybody! He left everybody on the ground… Solomon gone home”(328-329). Milkman’s pride in his family roots escalates the moment he realizes there was a song and a town named after great grandfather, and a famous story of him flying back to Africa by himself on his own wings. In the previous town he visited he was adored for being a descendant of his grandfather, who came to the town when he was free from slavery with a beautiful wife, bought land and expanded it as the years went by he had the most beautiful farm. The farm was the best in town and an inspiration to all those who saw it, and was hated so much by the whites that he was killed for the land. As stated before Milkman got a new sense of pride in his family which opened him up more and actually allowed him to start caring about the feeling of those around him and for the first time actually loving somebody in a responsive and an interactional manner rather than just a one way love which has been the the experience of all his previous …show more content…

In Milkman 's life before he found out about his family roots or left his home state, he would never have known what true love really is. Milkman’s previous relationship with his ex-girlfriend Hagar who loved him ever so dearly only lasted for a short period of time. He wanted her so bad in the beginning of their relationship, but started to lose interest after a couple of months “She was the third beer. Not the first one, which the throat … what difference does it make?” (Morrison 91). His breakup with her did not affect him in any way but it affected Hagar. She began to slowly lose her mind over the break up, causing her to attempt killing him once every month and a fixed mentality that she was not good enough for him. In the end she eventually dies due to a fever and her heartbreak, but throughout all this chaos that Milkman is essentially responsible for he is not there, but instead in Virginia where he is in a relationship with another woman named Sweet whom is the first person he shows affection and real love

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