Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
Analysis of Major Characters
Character List
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Milkman Dead
Milkman is considered the protagonist of the novel by critics who view Song of Solomon primarily as a coming-of-age story. Milkman is born into the noble lineage of a prominent black doctor and a wealthy landowner. He shares characteristics with heroes ranging from Odysseus, in Homer’s Odyssey, to Holden Caulfield, in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Both Odysseus and Milkman search…
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