I think that the story of the flying Africans and Jake’s story started as completely truth, but through the passing of the story through generations and with the addition of elements of myth became mostly a fictional story. Morrison uses the theme of flying, which can be considered a magic or fantasy aspect, and it is found throughout the novel. The motif of flying is considered as a way of escaping in the novel, and it is used both literally and figuratively. The story of Jake is about his literal flight to Africa and his figurative flight as an escape against slavery and also the discrimination of blacks that he was facing. Morrison shows how this desire for flight is seen in Milkman and his ancestors and how the actions of his family’s past has affected him today. Similarly to how it is used in the novel, the theme of flying is also shown in the Greek mythology about Icarus. …show more content…
In the act of Milkman’s allowing Grace to keep a watch he didn’t give her, what character trait is demonstrated? What would his father have done, faced with the same situation? Milkman’s actions of allowing Grace to keep his gold watch shows his growth in character and how he is no longer the materialistic,self-centered person he initially was. Milkman shows that he is willing to give up his material possessions over the history of his family and past. I think that his father would have been the opposite of Milkman and would not have let Grace keep the watch. He is materialistic and greedy, so I think he would not want to give up a gold watch if faced in the same situation.

Song of Solomon Chapter 15 Questions
1. What is the function of the swimming scene, placed as it is so close to the crowded succession of events at the