Song of Solomon Notes

• Some town in Michigan
• Robert Smith on top of Mercy Hospital
• aka "No Mercy Hospital"
• no blacks
• wants to fly off with blue silk wings
• Dr. Foster on the ground with others
• was/is a black physician
• (theme
• Ruth Foster Dead (Dr. Foster's daughter) goes into labor while in the crowd
• Robert jumps off
• Ruth is Mercy Hospital first black patient
• gives birth to Macon Dead III
• Pilate Dead - Ruth's sister-in-law
• Macon Dead II aka Macon Jr. was abusive
• obsessed with money; wants to become rich
• Stayed in Dr. Foster's big house
• Macon III aka Milkman 
• learns that only birds and planes can fly; people can't
• Milkman "accidentally" pees on his sister's dress
• foreshadow-doesn't concentrate on the things he is currently doing (?)
• Milkman (12 yrs old now) and Guitar go to Pilate's house
• Macon Jr. doesn't know
• (works for Macon Jr. at this age)
• After meeting Pilate, Milkman became more interested in his family history
• Macon Jr. and Pilate haunted by their father
• Pilate admits to it; Macon Jr. doesn't admit it