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As the Song of Solomon progresses, characters’ backgrounds are revealed, giving meaning and depth to their personalities. One character whom I knew almost nothing about for a large part of the story is Corinthians Dead. A little more than a third into the book, her story is given, and I realize what a pitiful existence she lead so far, but her character still has hope for all the things she has yet to experience. Most of Song of Solomon focuses on Milkman. We understand others through their discourses with Milkman, or in the narration in relation to Milkman. The only exceptions thus far are the stories about Pilate’s life and Corinthians. Because not much at all has been mentioned about Corinthians, I choose focus on Corinthians. All we knew about Corinthians was that she was the eldest daughter, she made roses with Magdalene called Lena, and that they both enjoyed Sunday car rides in their father’s Packard. We also gathered a tidbit about their feelings towards their brother when he looked at them after the incident where he hit his father.
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