Ethnic Literature
Ethnic Literature The Theme of Flight in Song of SolomonThemes are fundamental and often universal ideas in a literary work. The epigraph to Song of Solomon, "The fathers may soar, and the children may know their names" is the first reference to one of the novel's most important theme flight. Flight can be an escape from constricting circumstances. However, the person fleeing can deliberately or unintentionally cause misfortune for those who are left behind. Flight allows an individual to escape from persecution of his/her past and/or from his/her own innate diabolical demons. Flight is symbolic of a soul free from bondage and a life free from constraints that cripple and rob a person of self worth, dignity, and pride.In the novel Song of Solomon, flight provided Solomon with the leverage to escape from slavery and to flee from the cotton fields controlled by the Virginian aristocrats. However, his escape would prove to be at the expense of others. Solomon abandoned his wife Ryan and left her to care for their twenty-one children. Milkman's flight
The swooping down of one bird to take Pilate's snuffbox up to the sky indicates that her name will live on. This ending shows the ultimate triumph of liberation. In addition she has clutched her name as a crucial part of her identity, which is clear that she too will live on. In learning about Solomon's story, Milkman learns pieces of his own, allowing him finally to fly free literally and figuratively. Pilate was the only character who found freedom without relocating her roots. It was their way of escaping from slavery through the written word. Prior to this transformation, Milkman is a selfish young man who lacks any consideration for others. Milkman is considered the protagonist of the novel Song of Solomon primarily as a coming of age story. They did not view his flight as a prelude to suicide. Solomon's song implies that when men free themselves from oppression they often leave women behind. It places the Son of Solomon in the genre of magical realism. Milkman hears Shalimar children singing these lyrics," Solomon don't leave me here Colton balls to chock, O Solomon don't leave me hear, Cotton balls to choke me, O Solomon don't leave me here Buckra's arms to yoke me, Solomon done fly, Solomon done gone, Solomon cut across the sky , Solomon gone home. When Milkman returns home liberated his faith in flight is restored culturally and spiritually. Pilate is able to continue being a literal reference of flying. Even in death, flight remains the symbol of life.
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