Reflective blogs For Chapters 7-10

I'm really, really starting to appreciate this book. It's throwing out a couple good moral lessons, which is always a plus in my book. I hate the way the Milkman always gets what he wants without being grateful to his mother and sisters, and even his father, no matter how antagonistic he might be. Toni Morrison shows a character trait of Americans in general and how ungrateful most of the population can be.
When Macon was talking about his past (after his father was murdered), I was truly shocked to hear that he had murdered a man. An old white man who, for some reason, didn't seem to be that threatening. He was in the cave with them all night and didn't do anything to them so why did Macon have to kill them?
Another message was shown through Pilate's actions, how she refused to let Macon take the man's gold. Morrison is endorsing that stealing is bad, and I applaud her.
I'm extremely miffed with the Seven Days. They are a bunch of hypocrites for killing innocent white people in vengeance because their innocent people were killed without reason. I'm especially disappointed in Guitar because he grew up in a very poor home, an abandoned child who had to work hard to earn his living. His father was killed in a factory machine. I'm shocked that he can stomach stripping parents of their children, or children of their parents.
I was astonished to hear that the bag that was supposed to be heavy with gold did not weigh practically anything at all. I could tell something was wrong when Pilate wasn't worried that her inheritance was being stolen: she could have easily killed both of the men.
When Corinthians decided to take the initiative of her own life, I felt very proud of her. I know it must have been hard to have independence with a father like Macon. She was working hard and she got herself a boyfriend and that was great. Being a conservative, I didn't really appreciate the whole premarital sex scene with Porter, but I can't help that. She was growing a backbone and apparently that was good enough for her.
It was depressing to hear that her boyfriend was kicked out of his long-term residence and that Corinthians wasn't allowed to leave the house, all because Milkman told on her. He betrayed her and I don't blame Lena for slapping him and giving him a piece of her mind.
Toni Morrison uses a lot imagery and literary terms in her writing. The allusions she uses fit in very well when trying to connect dots (ie. page 221 with Hansel and Gretel). None of her words or thoughts or metaphors, etc, are cliche, and quite frankly, it's very refreshing.
There was a reference to the title when Pilate told the police that her husband, Solomon, was lynched in the south, and that she had to wait for his bones to drop from the tree in order to bury him, and then that cost too much money so she just dragged the bones around with her to be buried with her when she died.
A question I have has to do with Circe. I assume the name was chosen to allude to Homer's Odyssey where Circe was the evil witch because Circe in Song of Solomon seems to have the gift of longevity. Why hasn't she died yet??
My most basic feelings toward Milkman are dislike. He is so stinking selfish and stubborn and selfish. There are so many instances in these chapters where I feel like slapping him, just like Lena did. Why can't people see how they act towards other people and change? Why are humans so...mean? For someone who was trying to be the opposite of his father, he's doing a very bad job at it.
I also think it's a fool's errand for Milkman to go to Virginia to find the gold. I truly think that Pilate never took it and that when the Butlers came to put Macon Dead's body in the cave, they found the gold and took it for themselves. It seems like a "white person characteristic".
Basically, I'm officially peeved. I am upset with Milkman because he's stubborn and stupid, I'm mad at Guitar because he has no right to be killing innocent people and he's a hypocrite, I seriously dislike Macon because he's an abusive, power hungry man. The only people I'm not mad at are the women in this book: I feel sorry for all of them. Light bulb! This is a feminist book, isn't it?