Friendships In Toni Morrison's Song Of Solomon
Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon was an influential piece of writing that scripted and enhanced the view of African American families and their lifestyles. Morrison’s publishing of Song of Solomon in 1977 came after the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War, which allowed people to learn more about African Americans. In the story, Morrison was able to write about the life of Milkman Dead, his family and friends in a way that connects to today’s interaction between relationships. Throughout the piece, it is evident that a main theme of the novel is friendship. Morrison depicts that friendships can be influenced and altered through the experiences and viewpoints of current social events taking place in the early to mid-1900s. Milkman’s best
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This begins the rapid decline of their relationship. The altercation previously with Freddie and noticing a questionable character change with Guitar caused Milkman to ask his friend what was occurring and Guitar responded by saying, “There is a society. It’s made up of a few men who are willing to take some risks… when a Negro child, Negro women, or Negro man is killed by whites and nothing is done about it by their law and their courts, this society selects a similar victim at random, and they execute him or her in a similar manner if they can. If the Negro was burnt, they burn; raped and murdered, they are rape and murder. If they can… They call themselves the Seven Days. They are made up of seven men” (Morrison 154). Milkman was applauded by Guitar’s involvement with a murderous and dangerous group such as the Seven Days. Milkman does not agree with Guitar killing innocent white people, when saying, “Guitar, none of that shit is going to change how I live or how any other Negro lives. What you’re doing is crazy. And something else: it’s a habit. If you do it enough, you can do it to anybody.” (Morrison 160). In this case, Milkman views that killing for revenge is not the correct way to create change and Guitar views killing as the only way for change. This event eventually foreshadows the end of their
This begins the rapid decline of their relationship. The altercation previously with Freddie and noticing a questionable character change with Guitar caused Milkman to ask his friend what was occurring and Guitar responded by saying, “There is a society. It’s made up of a few men who are willing to take some risks… when a Negro child, Negro women, or Negro man is killed by whites and nothing is done about it by their law and their courts, this society selects a similar victim at random, and they execute him or her in a similar manner if they can. If the Negro was burnt, they burn; raped and murdered, they are rape and murder. If they can… They call themselves the Seven Days. They are made up of seven men” (Morrison 154). Milkman was applauded by Guitar’s involvement with a murderous and dangerous group such as the Seven Days. Milkman does not agree with Guitar killing innocent white people, when saying, “Guitar, none of that shit is going to change how I live or how any other Negro lives. What you’re doing is crazy. And something else: it’s a habit. If you do it enough, you can do it to anybody.” (Morrison 160). In this case, Milkman views that killing for revenge is not the correct way to create change and Guitar views killing as the only way for change. This event eventually foreshadows the end of their