Spooky Song Of Soloman

There are so many factors that implicate the story Song of Soloman. The book is represented as if the holiday, Halloween, was transformed into a book. Think of it this way, for Halloween, we dress up as whatever we want from goblins, unicorns, vampires and so on.

These costumes are metaphors for the book. Goblins represent the racial aspect while the vampires are the unspoken beauty standards.

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There’s one particular scene with Hagar that sticks out like a broken nail. It describes her death as a mental illness. Her passing represents the way ghosts haunt others. She may be gone, but the spirit of her will linger to impact others. In such matter, when Guitar was plotting to kill Milkman, one of his unspoken vows was to murder Milkman’s love as he did to Hagar herself.

In many instances there is this representation of ghosts. From Pilate being able to communicate with her dead father to the ghosts of Ruth Foster’s past never leaving her alone. These ghosts are presented in so much more than a figurative manner. It’s taken from the concept of “ghosts of our past”. Through our lives we will never escape who we were before. In Macon Dead 2’s case, he will never be able to thrive without the lingering spirit of hatred towards Pilate for supposedly stealing the gold from the cave.

Every character has something they are ashamed of or who the used to be. In the end, we can change who we are on the outside but our souls will always follow us through life and death. Happy Halloween!