![]() ![]() In fact, his relationship with all women becomes tainted, including with his unfortunate cousin Hagar, whom he leaves even after a long and loving romantic relationship. ![]() He protects Ruth, his mother, from Macon, but when he learns of his father’s suspicion of Ruth’s incest with her own father, his relationship with her is tainted. His father, Macon, encourages him to love business and money, but he longs to free himself from his father’s influence and travel far away from him. Milkman both loves and hates his parents. Over the course of the novel, Milkman changes from a callow, selfish man, willing to do almost anything to gain independence from his family, into a deeply moral, selfless man who is almost completely indifferent to material things. ![]() The protagonist of Song of Solomon, his given name is Macon Dead III but he gains the nickname after Freddie sees Ruth, his mother, breastfeeding him. ![]()
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