The Disgust Within Me

In class this week we started to read a new book called Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and let me tell you, from the first chapter it was the most confusing book I have ever read. So many things were thrown at me at once I couldn't process it all. Right at the beginning when it was blabbering about how the name "Doctors Street" came to be, I quickly realized that I was in for a nightmare. If the whole book was just going to keep describing little things that were really no interest to me, I was going to have a hard time next week. As I read further though, things slightly changed. It was still describing things very in depth but the things that it was describing was very hard for me to wrap my head around such as breastfeeding. Later it was describing Porter on the rooftop urinating on women's head. This got me thinking. What is the point of depicting these awkward actions. Does it help move the story forward? I think the point of this content is to really develop the story to its true worth. Just like Maus, it depicts everything, good or bad, to make the story create the moments that people often don't bring up. This type of thought is very important when creating a story. You have to decide between reality or criticism from others who think it is unnecessary to add these details. As I continue reading, I will keep an eye out for these types of details and how it changes the scope of the book.