The Meaning of Home in Song Of Solomon

Questionable connotation

In this passage Milkman is starting to feel the contention at home, he is questioning his understanding of love by the connotation that is used throughout the passage, words such as “loved his mother”, “she had loved him”,“eternal love”, “have to earn or deserve”, “extension of the love”, “possessive love”, “accepted him without question”, “to laugh at or quarrel with him about”, “indifference and criticism from his father”, “indifferent to nothing”, “bright-eyed ravens”, “eagerness’, “questioned everybody”, “ obscene child playing dirty games”, “be it her father or her son” (Morrison 79). This passage initiates to unveil the family's past by the restricted perspectives of its different characters. This is significant to the story since it parallels the bigger history of African-American that is additionally uncovering with small puzzle pieces and individual stories that will at some point come together into a larger frame.

Characterization

Characterization plays a major piece in Song of Solomon, this is what gives the audience insight into a character's personality. In the start of this entry, Milkman is depicted as a self-searcher that is estranged from everybody and even himself, he isn't just stressed over his misery but on the other hand, is ungreeted by its occupants.This call to adventure is distinct from all others,furthermore, brings Milkman at odd with whatever remains of mankind, including the start of the finish of Milkman's childhood.Milkman is beginning to carry on like a developed autonomous individual, equipped for giving obligation. Obviously, as of now in the passage Milkman isn't yet prepared for the full hardships and advantages of being a grown-up.As throughout this passage, the readers see the transformation of Milkman’s mindset,as growing up comes toward the finish of his voyage.

Tone

This passage sets a disconnected tone from the character, Milkman.Milkman is presently understanding that he is totally alone in his adventure as he faces obscure events from his childhood and from his family history. This is critical on the grounds that the reader can see that Milkman is depicted as a self-searcher that is distanced from everybody and even himself, he isn't just stressed over his misery but on the other hand, is ungreeted by its occupants. By the tone of the passage the reader can derive the alienation from the character.

Point of view

The point of view used in the Song of Solomon enhance texture and depth to the story, while genuinely making it much more interesting and readable to the audience.In this passage, while Milkman is meandering around the streets, he begins to view the world in a special way, he understands his own self assurance that he has been longing for. He perceives how everybody is strolling the other way, this gives knowledge that Milkman is settling on his own choices and assuming control over his own particular pathway to life.All this epitomizes Milkman is starting to locate his own character.Shift- As in the previous chapter, Milkman is being called for an adventure, back to chapter 2, page 49, Milkman is embodied in the song he over and over hears all through his childhood that he should look for his own personality keeping in mind the end goal to ' done fly away,.. done gone...cut across the sky... gone home' (Morrison 49). Milkman refuses to follow his call since he is unreliable of himself which keeps him from following his journey.But back to the passage, we see a shift in Milkman’s mindset, as in the previous chapter he is insecure, he remains alienated from the world and from himself.

However, now, Milkman is starting to carry on like a developed individual, fit for taking care of duty. Obviously, right now Milkman isn't yet prepared for the full hardships and advantages of being a grown-up. The reader's can see the transformation of Milkman's attitude, as growing up comes toward the finish of his journey. Milkman finally commits to his quest, 'he needed to find the one person left whose clarity never failed him(Morrison 79), that will lead him through the rest of his journey.