Milkman's Journey to the cave and falling into the river on the way there was the first significant scene. Milkman’s follows in the footsteps of his heritage and finds himself in his dad’s old hometown looking for gold. Within this time, he meets Reverend Cooper and learns his family was very respectful and the man his father used to be and his grandfather. He is directed to Circe's house, an old woman who is depicted as a ghost who gives him information about his family and the cave. Milkman starts to learn how to finally talk to his people in these scenes, acknowledging that these people can mean well and care. Within the dialogue of these scenes, Milkman finally starts to see beyond himself and starts to be curious about others. During Milkman's trek through the forest…show more content… Milkman is on a journey to find the gold. Still, he starts not to care about his materialistic trappings, including his gold watch that breaks, his shoes that he must repair with his tie, his lighter he chucks away, and his worn-down wallet as they are all stripped away or disfigured. He is starting to lose the weight that’s pulling him down. Milkman starts to care about his journey and wants answers instead of caring more about his status, clothes, and accessories. I chose this part of the book as Milkman's journey to the cave is the first part of the book, he makes a real change in himself (baptized) and starts as a turning point in his character moving forward. The second scene I found significant is the Hunt and its build-up. During chapter 11, Milkman makes his way to Virginia and stops at a store where a man of the name Mr. Solomon, the store owner, tells him a man (Guitar) left a note saying "your day is coming". Milkman knows he is talking about the seven days and must walk out of the store now, knowing his friend is looking to kill
