Question

"Milkman, who had been unable to get one word out of his mouth after the foolish "Hi," heard himself shouting: "' I'm a Dead! My mother's a Dead! My sisters. You and him ain't the only ones!' Even while he was screaming he wondered why he was suddenly so defensive- so possessive about his name. He had always hated that name, all of it..." 38-39

Answer 1

Answer:

Macon had been responsible for these words, since he felt guilty for all the disgrace, poverty, dirtiness, ugliness and drunkenness from his aunt.

Explanation:

This excerpt belongs to the novel Song of Solomon written in 1977 by the North-American author Toni Morrison. This is considered one of the most important pieces of art written by Morrison due to the fact that thanks to this story she won the nobel prize in literature in 1993.

This book narrates the story of Macon "Milkman" an African-American character. The story focuses its attention on the character's life since he was a child through all the stories until the adulthood, paying special attention to the cross cultural relationships including  events that have to do with the American, African-American and Islamic culture. All of this, in order to explore Macon's identity while he looks for the way to feel independent from his family growing personally and answering his personal questions in life.