Magical Realism is a genre that combines reality and surrealism onto the same plane. Toni Morrison employs this method in her novel, Song of Solomon, numerous times, especially in her extensive use of flying. The way she applies flying as a literal and not just figurative makes the novel a magical realistic story. The novel's characters recognize human flight as natural. This is evident when the observers of Robert Smith's flight encourage his leap, entailing that they do not see his jump as a suicide attempt. As an alternative, they believe the flight is possible. Similarly, the people Shalimar, Virginia, believe the flight of Solomon actually occurred and was not a myth.
             Magical realisms is also depicted in Pilate, the impossibility that she lacks a navel coincides with this fact. Her nonhuman properties creates Pilate as a magical person, laws of nature do not necessarily apply with such traits. This shows how Pilate is her own person and is not dependant on other people, an attribute associated with Milkman. A navel symbolizes the nurturing of a mother Thus, Pilate, lacking a navel, takes on the responsibility for her and remaining autonomous throughout her life,
             Morrison's novel belongs to the genre of magical realism because in it human flight is both possible and natural. For the duration of most of the book which Milkman doubts the possibility of human flight, he remains ostracized in the eyes of his community. Only when he begins to believe in the reality of flight does he cease to feel alienated. The method of magical realism is made use of by Morrison to enhance the plot, creating a more intriguing story. She uses is as perfect device for expressing a reality that is rich and complex.
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