Monday, March 24, 2014

4th Block Introduction


There is a time when the thin line begins to blur, when sanity and insanity begin to merge and good and evil have no clear definition.  In Songs of Solomon by Toni Morrison, the reader is introduced to Guitar Bains, a young man whose dark past makes him ethically vague.  In this bildungsroman Guitar’s own persona highlights the differences between himself and the protagonist, Milkman, in order for the reader to clearly experience Milkman’s coming of age. Guitar’s ambiguity causes a whirlwind of emotions within the reader as they grapple with his intentions and mental stability.

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