Essays on Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison’s novels normally have 2 common themes of heritage and the past effects which are clearly represented in her novels Song of Solomon and Beloved. In these novels, if evaluated closely one can see the effects of the supernatural elements throughout the story. These...

In Song of Solomon oppression takes on various forms, the most prevalent being racial oppression, or so it seems. The author Toni Morrison laces the oppression of women throughout the plot in a way that it is not clearly evident at face value, but is...

Personal freedom is the ability to look past the inhibitions, prejudices, and restrictions of the community to discover who you really are, and who you want to be. Humans can only be free when they can think, act, and believe what they want, but this...

The concept of flight is a motif that is displayed all throughout Song of Solomon. From the very beginning of the novel, the epigraph (“The fathers may soar / And the children may know their names”) already establishes that flying, symbolized in various manners, would...

The story of Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison on its surface is a story of a man, Milkman, and his journey of discovery and growth. It shows him change from a hardheaded, stubborn, self-centered individual, and his growth and connection to his family history....

Identity comes in many forms. Some aspects are predetermined and some are chosen by the individual. People tend to self-segregate into communities of those who look and act similar to themselves. Often, race and class are the broadest, quickest, and most discriminatory labels assigned and...

Coming from a Christian background, my first thought receiving Song of Solomon as one the summer assignment books was panic because I had forgotten all of my Biblical lore. Then I saw that the author’s name was ‘Tony Morrison’, and I felt even more panicked....