Two settings, Two Different Meanings of Wealth
Dive into a situation where money didn't buy happiness in the short run. Where buying luxury brands didn't prove your status. Where our clothes had no correlation with our happiness. Where buying bigger and more extravagant houses had no effect. This situation seems highly impossible, especially in our current generation where many of our actions are altered to fit the desires of others. However, in the "Song of Solomon", a book full of magical realism, Pilate continues to make the impossible possible.
Pilate Dead's presence is one that no one would hate on. Even though she isn't physically the perfect, ideal figure, she lives this joyful perfect life that everyone in the novel aspires to have. She has "peace, energy,[and] singing" without spending money on any "articles of comfort"(301). Though surrounded by other characters who are willing to kill friends for gold, Pilate isn't influenced by their actions. Instead, she influences others, being the guidance for Milkman's journey of finding his family's true identity.
In this generation wealth inevitably defines our outward appearances. Money does have the capability to buy comfort, happiness, and peace. However, I believe this is true for only in the short run because in the long run what's needed is not only money, but also intangible items, such as love, relationships, and memories.
In a half realistic world, Pilate depicts how wealth, in fact, isn't vital in creating happiness and peace. Clearly, the magical setting of "Song of Solomon" was not made to mimic the realistic setting of our current society.
Pilate Dead's presence is one that no one would hate on. Even though she isn't physically the perfect, ideal figure, she lives this joyful perfect life that everyone in the novel aspires to have. She has "peace, energy,[and] singing" without spending money on any "articles of comfort"(301). Though surrounded by other characters who are willing to kill friends for gold, Pilate isn't influenced by their actions. Instead, she influences others, being the guidance for Milkman's journey of finding his family's true identity.
In this generation wealth inevitably defines our outward appearances. Money does have the capability to buy comfort, happiness, and peace. However, I believe this is true for only in the short run because in the long run what's needed is not only money, but also intangible items, such as love, relationships, and memories.
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In a half realistic world, Pilate depicts how wealth, in fact, isn't vital in creating happiness and peace. Clearly, the magical setting of "Song of Solomon" was not made to mimic the realistic setting of our current society.
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