Throughout Song of Songs, Toni Morrison takes the reader on an adventure. His exquisite writing techniques allow the characters to develop in a way that is unique and yet has a great impact on the other characters in the story. Morrison uses certain characters' personalities and experiences to represent generations of post-slave African-American society. The difference in values ​​and behavior is evident especially between two characters. Although Milkman and Macon Dead are completely distinct individuals, Morrison uses particular writing techniques to demonstrate how each character influences each other and develops their unique journeys as African American men in the early 1900s. Milkman clearly points to the new generation of African Americans living in the United States while experiencing obsolete privileges forty years earlier. Milkman is born in a hospital known as Mercy Hospital, which is an all-white hospital. The hospital developed the nickname No Mercy Hospital because of its track record of refusing to let African Americans into the hospital. Morrison sets the stage by having Milkman born here to insinuate the new sense of privilege and acceptance, which isolates his character from feeling any empathy towards previously oppressed African Americans. Milkman's lack of understanding comes from the fact that he was two generations removed from slavery. He has no idea about the horrible cycle of oppression against African-Americans (people of his own race) because he has been protected from racism due to his high social status. Morrison wisely chooses Milkman as the protagonist to carefully examine the collective group of people who serve as the threshold for the new generation of African Americans. Even though... mid-paper... her $2 rent, despite being an elderly woman taking care of four children, she's desperately trying to make ends meet. Macon had no sympathy or sense of family values ​​as he was deprived of them from an early age due to the death of his parents. He was never able to convey this to Milkman, who had to embark on his own journey to discover family values ​​and love. Milkman and Macon both differ in so many ways. However, Morrison is able to apply unique characteristics to both of their journeys based on their childhood experiences and the influence of the communities around them. He creates these individuals by working through the harsh realities of African-American history, which served as the roots for both characters' lives. The way each of them saw the world was shaped by previous generations and will influence future generations.