Song of Solomon Lesson Plan

In Chapter 7, Milkman realizes that "somehow everybody was using him for something or as something. Working out some scheme of their own on him, making him the subject of their dreams of wealth, or love, or martyrdom." Discuss how each character is using Milkman, and to what ends. Do you agree with his perspective on this? Why or why not?

Milkman is used the most by his parents. Ruth even acknowledges in her mind that her son is not a real flesh-and-blood person to her, but rather an object over which she and Macon fight. Ruth's using of Milkman goes back to the very moment of his conception. She didn't really want a baby: she just wanted to be loved, desired, and...