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Morrison names Pilate after the Roman prefect Pontius PIlate, the man who crucified Jesus. Pilate Dead contrasts the figure of Pontius Pilate with her independence and willingness to make her own decisions, unlike Pontius PIlate that follow the crowd's decision to kill Jesus.

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the biblical Hagar is Sarah’s, who bears Sarah’s husband Abraham a son and is then banished from his sight. In the same way, Morrison’s Hagar is used by Milkman, who enjoys her offerings. The similarity of both Hagars’ experiences suggests that women will be abused in any patriarchal society.

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Lena represents Mary Magdalene. In the Bible, Mary Magdalene noticed that Jesus was reborn and spread the news. Lena noticed Milkman's rebirth and informed him of his past ways of life

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By giving her characters the names of biblical figures, Morrison
compares them to epic heroes whose experience transcends cultural and temporal boundaries.

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Song of Solomon’s title refers to the biblical book of the same name

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Song of Solomon’s title refers to the biblical book of the same name

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The biblical book reveals a conversation between
two lovers, King Solomon and his beautiful, black Shulamite
bride.

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"He had cooperated... with the blind selection of names from the Bible for every child other than the first born male. And abided by whatever the finger pointed to..." 

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"He had cooperated... with the blind selection of names from the Bible for every child other than the first born male. And abided by whatever the finger pointed to..." 

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This is the reason for the naming of Macon Dead's other two children (Milkman, or Macon, being the first born male), Magdalene from Mary Magdalene, and First Corinthians, from "The Book of Corinthians."

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Reba follows her namesake Rebekah. As in the Bible Rebekah loves both of her sons, but favors Jacob and sacrifices her bond with her husband and Esau to make sure that her son gets the family blessing. she would do anything in her power for her son and at the same way Reba would do anything for her daughter Hagar in fact she sold her diamond for money to buy clothes for Hagar.

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In the book "Song of Solomon" written by Toni Morrison one of the  most important topic treated is the meaning of Biblical References. Almost every character's name in the book has a biblical name reference that depict the effects of both liberation
and oppression.