Three People Stuck in their Pasts
So far in ‘ Song of Solomon’ Milkman, Ruth, and Macon have been very stagnant and stuck in their pasts. Despite the book moving through time periods so quickly these characters are never seen truly looking forward instead of back. First we have Ruth (Foster) Dead who is ‘starved for love’ as Pilate puts it. In the beginning of her life she sticks uncomfortably close to her father, feeling like an outcast to the rest of the children due to her social status. She then craves that same love and adoration from her husband and son which she is denied. Throughout the portion of the novel we have read so far Ruth has been craving a feeling of love, comfort, and belonging. That same feeling her father had given to her in her past but she hasn’t been able to find it again since her father had passed. Ruth has stayed stuck in the past chasing and craving something that is and has been gone for a long time. Then we have Macon Dead II. From a young age Macon had been driven by money. When he fou