The main question I have been thinking throughout the last
two days of reading is, where is Hagger? She goes from a murdering psycho
ex-girlfriend who spends her daily life plotting the ways she can kill Milkman,
to completely and entirely silent for the last two chapters. It’s interesting
and intriguing that such a main portion of the book is stopped and thrown away.
Why is that? I don’t know. Maybe while I’m writing this now, she is sharpening
her knife and practicing throwing it at a cut out of his face. She might even
be outside his house now. We may never know. The point is, why would the author
place such a significant event to rest, and why did she do it so spectacularly?
The fact of Toni Morrison being an amazing yet twisted author totally adds
points to the phenomenal writing style she adapts. It’s descriptive enough to
where you can place yourself into the story and the mindset of the characters.
While changing from protagonist to protagonist we as readers can get lost into
the world of that specific scenario. Therefore, as a brilliant author, it only
makes sense to slip away another character only to build the suspense for said character
can make a powerful comeback. Imagine this, you are Milkman enjoying his lungs
that are filling with air casting off the dreams of the girl who you just can’t
remember anymore and BAM! Hagger enters in and shocks the audience. It’s those entrances
and impacts that complete a story and leaves the reader wanting more. To answer
the question I opened up with, the only explanation is in the words written on
the page.
You bring up such an interesting point. Where IS Hagar? We haven't seen her at all in the last few chapters and yet I have noticed her missing at all. Toni Morrison's writing is truly so engaging in this way, where she can remove a character entirely and still be able to captivate the audience. After reading your post, I'm very curious to see where she's been this whole time and what she's been up to.
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