Song of Solomon Essay: Theme of Maturing -- Song Solomon essays

Theme of Maturing in Song of Solomon While Song of Solomon is generally seen as a myth of the male maturation, it also contains the subtext of Pilates rite de passage and the ritual of cultural immersion. In her history is the process by which she acquires the values that will deem Milkman and by extension, the black union. Pilates initiation occurs much earlier than Milkmans. Having been raised in relative isolation in the edenic Lincolns Heaven, Pilate is abruptly and cruelly cast out as an orphan into the greater reality. Her quest for acceptance, however, turns into rejection, her navel-less belly a sem of exclusion. Thus, in a reversal of the male myth, her initiation does not result in integration into the community but isolation from it. She must reach an individual, though parallel, level of maturity When she realized what her situation in the world was and would probably always be she threw apart every ass... ...er to Macon Deads example of a good life. ... She repres ents the antithesis of her brothers way of life, though they essentially share the same values hard work, education, and family. The difference, however, is again the motive back these values. Work Cited Heinze, Denise. The Dilemma of Double-Consciousness Toni Morrisons Novels, University of Georgia Press Athens and London, 1993. Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon. New York Penguin Books, 1987.