Eventually Hagar's perpetual devotion without reflection on the adverse effect the nature of her relationship has, along with Milkman's inevitable denial will lead her to the tomb, foreshadowed by the term "graveyard love". Hagar's death represents how rather than being a blessing, love had the power to enslave her based on Milkman's reaction to it's expression. This is mainly due to the fact that although Hagar desperately wants her passion to be returned, Milkman would classify her feelings as stalking. However, there is really no such thing as loving too much. With that being said, when can love precipitate agony and even one's downfall? Love in this novel presents problems when it is looked at through Milkman and Hagar's initial encounter. Hagar's servitude to Milkman and her consequent death at the expense of his rejection is insinuated when Morrison concludes that Milkman "had no need to see her face; he had already fallen in love with her behind"(43). This establishes the sexual focus of their relationship and allows the reader to see how his love is not compatible with magic but instead, the only power it will have is to destroy Hagar. Milkman designates her as the wastebasket of his sexual needs which contributes to the complete absence of emotional connection between them and is the root of his rejection later on. The lack of mutuality in their relationship is seen through Milkman's inconsiderate letter serving to culminate their extensive, one-sided relationship. Milkman's address to Hagar illustrates the transformative quality love takes when rejected. He ends the letter with "I am signing this letter with love, of course, but more than that, with gratitude" (99) and this sends Hagar "spinning into a bright blue place where the air was thin and it was silent all the time.where everything was frozen except for an occasional burst of fire inside her chest" (99).
