Guitar’s ideology is spun when Milkman says “And black men were not excluded”

Not only did he do his big one but he acknowledges how Ruth and Pilate wants to save it

The Black women in the book doesnt hold this possessive trait the Black men do

She describes lemon-colored skin, grey-blue eyes, and a thin nose which are all traits associated with lighter complexions

I also noticed the irony in Milkmans nickname. Milk is a white consumable and what Hagar believes he wants

It is like there is a hidden competition or animosity between the two.

pg 291, “I’ve been here most of my life.” “Ive been here all of mine”

Like trying to fight on who’s more important/worth talking to

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This spins the head on the narrative of flight in the book. Where in order to fly you have to be selfish “to not be weighted down” but here and in the last pg we see 2 ppl who has this freedom of flight when they are on the ground the most

Racism severs our connections w/ppl bc it makes us think that material wealth makes us better but we see Milkman in this moment realizing he aint got jack

Makes me think on what do we actually “deserve” if it aint what we got rn

Inferiority & Superiority is seen countlessly in the book where there is an invisible hierarchy that limits building each other up.

This can be from color, financial status, or gender

This ignorance to the history bc he felt “seen” Back to the possessiveness point I made, No one saw him as his own person. Even his own name aint his
(due to slavery & being a Jr.)

And we dont see him gaining his identity until later @vdotfdot.bsky.social