1. Dalvin Delia

2. Can we move forward without
really knowing our past?
 I Believe Not.
 “A person without a past has no future”
Robert Anson Heinlein
 Being unaware of your past will leave
you with a false sense of being

4. The Theme of a Dysfunctional
Family
 Abuse of Milkman’s mother
 Not understanding the relationship
between his family members
 Feeling dysfunctional in his own being
 Not knowing where he is going

5. The People Could Fly
Virginia Hamilton

6. African Folklore/Storytelling
 Morrison’s use of Oral Narratives in
Song of Solomon
 Connecting Back to his roots after all
tribulations
 Finally can understand who he is
 Milkman can “Fly”

7.  Do you all know who you are and
where you’re going?