... bear on their shoulders, and whether they will conform to their family's ideals and way of living. This is precisely the choice proposed to Milkman in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. Likewise, the entire line of Buendias in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude is shown as a whole conglomeration of family traits, including both strengths and weaknesses. Milkman's filial struggle to be accepted by ... novel, 100 Years of Solitude. The Buendia family, focus of the novel itself, seems to transcend time and death, as generations come and overlap. Ghosts of the deceased retain contac...

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