Toni Morrison is one of the most talented and successful African-American authors of our time. Famous for works such as The Bluest Eye, Sula and Beloved, Morrison has captivated a wide audience of all ethnicities and social classes with her creative writing style. It's not Morrison's talent for creating new stories that attracts his fans. Instead, it is his talent for revising and modernizing traditional biblical and mythological stories that have been present in literature for centuries. Morrison replaces the characters in these myths, who would have been white, middle-class males, with characters who describe cultural practices in black communities. The protagonists in Morrison's works are primarily African American women overcoming a struggle, however in Song of Solomon, Morrison takes a new twist by choosing a male as the protagonist, depicting the struggles that the average African American man would face in a time of extreme crisis. racism and poverty in our country. Song of Solomon begins in 1930s Michigan, when your protagonist, Milkman, is born. At this time in American history, racism was on the decline in the Northern states and more turbulent than ever in the Southern states. Many African Americans felt they could gain more freedom and better job opportunities. This was the Great Migration, which led to the abundance of African Americans in Northern cities, such as Boston, Chicago, and Detroit. Milkman's family took part in this migration, moving from Virginia, as did his best friend, Guitar, who moved to Michigan from the South after his father's death for a better life. This migration also resulted in high racial tension in both the North and South in the 1930s. Ironically, Macon Dead II or Milkman, were... the center of the card... before Milkman knew who his family was, he didn't know who he wanted to be. In conclusion, Toni Morrison does a wonderful job of describing the themes of Marxism, feminism, and escape. Works Cited Morrison, Toni. Song of Songs. New York: Knopf, 1977. Print. Samuels, Wilfred D., and Clenora Hudson-Weems. Tony Morrison. New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, 1990. 53-78. Print.Demetrakopoulos, Stephanie A. Modern Critical Interpretations: Toni Morrison's Song of Songs. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, 1999. 41-56. Print.Hernandez, Krystle. "The Motive of Escape in the Song of Songs, by Toni Morrison." No. page Network. May 9, 2010. .Garnick, Vivian. "Into the dark heart of childhood." Village Voice August 29, 1977: p. 41. Print.