In Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon, she explores several significant male identities by developing and metamorphisizing her male character aroubd the archetypal search for identity. ... As Allen states, "In Song of Solomon which, briefly put, defines the growth into manhood of a young Black man in a Midwestern town, the focusing consciousness is male,"" (30). Allen is supporting the idea of male identities being the strong focus of Song of Solomon. ... The confrontation that will shape whether he has attained the true worthiness of the black male identity whether he can take to the...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

However, in this essay I shall explore this in further depth by looking at three poems: "A dream", "A Birthday" and one of the many poems entitled "Song", beginning "When I am dead, my dearest." ... The description of the actual bodies of the dead birds is extremely poignant as the "snow-white plumage flecked with crimson drops" is noted. ... The second poem I shall explore is called "Song". ... The pleading tone of the speaker is complemented by her use of alliteration in line 2: "Sing no sad songs for me". She lists all the traditional acts executed after a death: " sad songs roses cypress- ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate