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- Discuss the importance of names in reference to family history in Song of Solomon
- Discuss the symbolic meaning of character names. Choose a minimum of two characters and research the meaning behind their names (e.g. Pilate, Hagar and/or Circe).
- Analyze the possibility of flight in terms of pros and cons. How are escape and abandonment interrelated?
- What does the color white signify in Song of Solomon? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
- How does poverty affect Guitar's outlook on life? Could poverty have influenced his views on racial discrimination?
- In Song of Solomon, do women face a double standard? Why or why not?
- Research the Black Arts Movement. What key points from the Movement surface in this particular novel?
- Why and how does Macon Dead II belive money is freedom?
- Analyze the narrator's point of view. Are the narrator's views biased/unbiased?
- Toni Morrison is renowned for her use of magical realism. Discuss the magical realism genre, then analyze how Morrison uses elements of this style.
- Interpret the ending. Does Milkman survive Guitar's assassination attempt? How does he "ride the wind"?
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