Pilate interacts with each family member differently, as she has more sympathy for the girls, but she still has a soft spot for milkman. Pilate is very individual, but at the same time has strong connections with her family. Pilate is grounded by her family, but she is not constrained by them. Pilate takes in milkman to mentor him and later shows him how to fly. On page 334, it is described that “[Pilate] wouldn’t set foot in an airplane so he drove.” which shows that though Pilate has the ability to fly, she will not leave her family behind. Milkman is taught by Pilate to be this way, to not forget others but yet fly for them. When Milkman learns to fly, it is Pilate’s death that shows him how. Milkman had come to this realization as “he
