![]() ![]() However, after a disagreement between them, they each went their own way. ![]() We learn that Milkman's father, Macon, and Macon's sister, Pilate, ran away from home after their father was murdered for protecting his land. These chapters are interspersed with various characters' flashbacks to their pasts. It traces Milkman's life from birth to age thirty-two and focuses on his spiritually empty, aimless life as a young man caught between his father's materialistic lifestyle and Pilate's traditional values. Part I (Chapters 1-9) is set in an unnamed town in Michigan - presumably Detroit. The narration comprises two distinct sections. The action of Song of Solomon spans thirty-some years. Milkman is mentally enslaved and spiritually dead, but with the help of his eccentric aunt, Pilate, and his best friend, Guitar Bains, he embarks on a physical and spiritual journey that enables him to reconnect with his past and realize his self-worth. Based on the African-American folktale about enslaved Africans who escape slavery by flying back to Africa, it tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead, a young man alienated from himself and estranged from his family, his community, and his historical and cultural roots. ![]() Song of Solomon explores the quest for cultural identity. ![]()
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