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A Dream In Milkman's Song Of Solomon

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A lot has happened in Song of Solomon, since the beginning of the book. I remember how when I read chapter one I predicted that as the story continues Milkman was going to grow to be a man unhappy with his life. Now that I have read up to chapter nine, I would have to say I was correct. Specifically in chapter seven, Milkman waits to hear why Macon Jr., his father, is being so weird after learning about Pilate’s green sack hanging from the ceiling. As he waits, Milkman beings to internal think about how his life isn’t about what he wants and dreams, but those of the people around him. From not having control of his life, he then waits “with curiosity, but without excitement or hope, for this latest claim” from his father (Morrison 165). If

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