His name and Birth "The next day a colored baby was born inside Mercy for the first time. Mr. Smith's blue silk wings must have left their mark because when the little boy discovered, at four, the same thing Mr. Smith had learned earlier--that only birds and airplanes could fly--he lost all interest in himself" (9). When Milkman is born, he is automatically different from everyone else, mainly because he was the first colored baby born in the Mercy hospital. This would have usually caused a lot of awareness but since Mr. Smith jumped off the building, Milkman's attention was taken from him. This might be one of reasons that Milkman doesn't believe in myth and thinks it's unnatural. Since Milkman is a very vain person, he
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Long deprived of sex, long dependent on self-manipulation, she saw her son’s imminent death as the annihilation of the last occasion she had been made love …show more content…
When he stood barefoot and straight as a pole, his left foot was about half an inch off the floor. So he never stood straight; he slouched or leaned or stood with a hip thrown out, and he never told anybody about it--ever" (62). "When Lena said, 'Mama, what is he walking like that for?" he said , 'I'll walk any way I want to, including over your ugly face" (62). From a young age, Milkman had always been isolated and has always been self-conscious about it. One of the reasons that Milkman is so arrogant, selfish, and rude to others is because of his insecurities with isolation. He acts out to portray the image that he is better than everyone else when really, he insecure about not being like everyone else, mainly with his limp. Milkman doesn't like to be questioned so he comes off powerful and aggressive so that people in the community won't bother him. His status Ironically, Milkman is isolated from his oppressed community because of his wealth and status even though he feels like a slave to his father.
Long deprived of sex, long dependent on self-manipulation, she saw her son’s imminent death as the annihilation of the last occasion she had been made love …show more content…
When he stood barefoot and straight as a pole, his left foot was about half an inch off the floor. So he never stood straight; he slouched or leaned or stood with a hip thrown out, and he never told anybody about it--ever" (62). "When Lena said, 'Mama, what is he walking like that for?" he said , 'I'll walk any way I want to, including over your ugly face" (62). From a young age, Milkman had always been isolated and has always been self-conscious about it. One of the reasons that Milkman is so arrogant, selfish, and rude to others is because of his insecurities with isolation. He acts out to portray the image that he is better than everyone else when really, he insecure about not being like everyone else, mainly with his limp. Milkman doesn't like to be questioned so he comes off powerful and aggressive so that people in the community won't bother him. His status Ironically, Milkman is isolated from his oppressed community because of his wealth and status even though he feels like a slave to his father.