Lately, I have been increasingly more interested and involved in politics. I have been updated on the upcoming election and issues surrounding it. I am sure at least some of us watched the latest Presidential debate between Trump and Biden—safe to say it was “interesting” to watch. Insults were thrown left and right, with multiple interruptions between the two (mostly Trump, but I digress).
When news came about that a group of individuals were plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, Trump made sure to give his deepest condolences to her. At a rally in Muskegon, Michigan, he said, “You know, that has happened to me before, plenty of times in fact. I have enemies, plenty of enemies. But can you say, when you are as rich as me?” In order for Trump’s approval rating to go up, he knew he had to get on Whitmer’s good side and show some empathy for once. “I need another wild tweet, something that will make them go CRAZY. Let’s see. Let’s see.” In response to recent events, President Trump tweets, “Lock ‘em all up.” Now, that is some good Presidential content right there. He later says that “if you want to be safe in Michigan, you gotta have proper protection—or is that against your radical left agenda?” Just four years ago, when Trump and Hillary were battling it out, he says that “I have got some suits; fabulous suits you know, of Hillary’s that will repel you from intruders just like she does with men.”
“After you peed on me, I wanted to kill you” (Morrison 213). At the end of chapter 9, Lena is talking to Milkman about how he has peed all over his family. Now, Milkman is quite drunk, so he does not truly understand what Lena is getting at, but she tells him the story of when she took him to the woods, and he peed on her. Lena explains to Milkman that he was born with all his needs catered at his every whim and that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Their entire life, their worlds revolved around Milkman’s. Lena states that, “As surely as my name is Magdalene, you are the line I will step across” (Morrison 214). She means that she is finally standing her ground and is physically and mentally exhausted of carrying this weight on her back. For everything that his mother and sisters have done for him he has peed on them in return. “When you slept, we were quiet; when you were hungry, we cooked…” (Morrison 215). ...
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