https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b How Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon portrays flight en-us 2018-12-17 21:37:04 UTC 2018-12-20 18:56:42 UTC hello@padlet.com thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315363291 In Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, the motif of flight is explored many times throughout the novel. Flight is shown to be a source of freedom, a way to escape, and a outlet for expression and happiness. This freedom often comes at the expense of others]]> 2018-12-17 21:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315363291 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315366507 "But he was heavily associated with illness and death...Downtown the firemen pulled on their greatcoats, but when they arrived at Mercy, Mr.Smith had seen the rose petals, heard the music, and leaped into the air." (Morrison, 9)

This quote shows that Mr.Smith was fed up with being the bringer of bad news, he wanted to escape from that life, so he killed himself. ]]> 2018-12-17 21:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315366507 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315709136 "Without wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, or even bending his knees-he leaped." (Morrison, 337)

Milkman is done with all the problems in his life, went after the gold just so that he could escape, but when that was no longer possible. When he realized this, he killed himself to escape his old life.




]]> 2018-12-18 21:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315709136 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315715581 "Too much tail. All that jewelry weighs it down. Like vanity. Can't nobody fly with all that shit. Wanna fly, you gotta give up the shit that weighs you down." (Morrison, 179)

If "all that shit" is beauty, then according to Guitar, the peacock cannot fly because it is too beautiful. This contradicts the other examples given because beauty generally implies happiness and at least some degree of freedom. But in this example, one must remove all of that in order to become truly free.]]> 2018-12-18 21:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315715581 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315718212 "He just took off; got fed up. All the way up! No more cotton! No more bales! No more orders! No more shit! He flew, baby. Lifted his beautiful black ass up in the sky and flew on home." (Morrison, 328)

Solomon decides that he is done with slavery and being oppressed, so he flew away to be free and happy. 



]]> 2018-12-18 21:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/315718212 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/316254811 " The ... boy discovered ... that only birds and airplanes could fly—he lost ... interest in himself. " (Morrison, 9)

This quote shows how Milkman lost his innocence and discovered that the world around him did not allow him to be free. Throughout the novel, he strives for this freedom.



]]> 2018-12-20 18:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/316254811 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/316258446 "He had hurt her, left her, and now she was dead - he was certain of it. He had left her. While he dreamt of flying, Hagar was dying." (Morrison, 332)

Milkman's search for flight and freedom comes at the expense of Hagar in this novel, who dies while he is away. 





]]> 2018-12-20 18:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/316258446 thozen357 https://padlet.com/thozen357/s0691ktgg71b/wish/316260802 "The baby and the wife were right next to him when he flew off...but according to the story he was...flying." (Morrison, 322)

While Solomon gets to escape slavery and get his freedom, he has to abandon his family to do so. 




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