Reflective blog for chapter 7-10 :)

Hi! I must admit that I am actually starting to enjoy this book, somewhat. A lot has happened in these last chapters that makes me feel that the plot it is actually going somewhere. It is getting really interesting. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that not only has a lot happened in these last chapters but there is a lot going on, literary wise. It keeps me focused and interested.

Toni Morrison uses copious amount of symbols and allusions. I noticed that there are quite a few references to fairy tales, such as Hansel and Gretal and Jack and the Bean Stalk. I like that she uses these because they are stories that I am really familiar with so it is easier to make connections between characters and such. in In chapter 8 there is the symbol of the white Peacock which I believe symbolizes vanity and greed and pride. I think Toni Morrison isn't just talking about one race of people but rather people in general. There is also the rose petals which I think symbolizes false love, or something to that extent.

One thing that does get sort of confusing is that the narrator seems to switch from 1st to third person alot. it also seems that one minute you will be reading about a certain character then it will just suddenly switch to a different character. I often have to go back to see who exactly it is that i am reading about. I wonder if this is done for a reason or if it is just toni Morrisons style of writing.

the whole story about the gold was pretty crazy. It really shows the difference between Macon and Pilate, the way he wanted to take it and she said to leave it. I didn't really believe Macon in the first place when he said that the green bag hanging from her ceiling was the gold in the cave. I was just as shocked as Milkman when it is found out that the reason Macon has such a hatred towards his sister is because she supposedly went back to get the gold. It really highlights how selfish and proud he is. Shouldnt he have been worried and tried to help his sister all those years but instead he was holding a grudge against her over gold! Gosh, this guy is so dang delirious. And, Milkman just goes along with it. He wanted to leave for a year but when his father sent him on the "mission" he ende upjust staying.

I don't know if it was meant to be funny or not but i laughed at the part when Pilate saw Milkman and Guitar stealing the bag and she said "what the devil they want that for." I like Pilate, she is sort of mysterious. whenever she is in the story there is alot of Magical realism. apparently she can change her height and become taller or shoter, at least thats what it seemed like to me Guitar on the other hand, disgusts me. His ideas are just... off. I still don't see how you can rationalize the justness in killing one person to make up the killing of another, especially children. It made me upset when Guitar was trying to figure out how he was going to carry out the task of killing four little white girls in the same way four little black girls were killed. The story does sound familiar though, i think it is something that really happened. Oh, i just thought of something; Was the Seven days Orginization a real organization? hmmmm...

I noticed that there is not much mention of Ruth and Hagar and Reba but there is plenty about First Corinthians and Lena. Wow.... First Corinthians story was crazy. She lived a pretty vain and insipid life but when these these things got pointed out to her by her lover she at first got mad but then realized that she could no longer live with the life she was leading any longer and unlike Milkman, she did soething about it. Yay for Corinthians. I also feel sad for her though cause it turns out that her boyfriend is a part of the Seven days cult( yes I decided that i am going to call it a cult.) and also because, she is forbiden to see him at the same time. I really like First Corinthians and wish she could be happy but I would hate to see her wth someone that does such awful things.

I was surprised when Lena confronted Milkman and brought up the day when he peed on her. I wondered if that had any significance to the story when it first happened and it turns out that it did. boy, does she have a lot of hatred towards him. I almost want to feel bad for him but then again, all of the bad things that she said about him were true. It frustrated me whe he told her that he just "lives and lets live". Come on! Thats your whole problem! Goodness Gracious! He really bugs me and so does Macon and so does Guitar and so does Porter, actually the vast majority of the characters in this book drive me nutty.

Macon Jrs parents names are finally revealed as Sing and Jake. I find the name sing very interesting because that is what Jakes ghost would always whisper to Pilate. It gives new meaning to it. I now question if he was actually telling her to sing or if he was referring to his wife. Also could it be significance to the title because Sing and Solomons SONG are both very musical. Oh and there is mention of a guy named Solomon that Pilate referred to as her husband.

So, in a nutshell I like the book but the characters are majorly frustrating. Oh, and no one has flown yet, I mean at least not literally. I still think that someone is going too. Guess I just have to be patient.