Blog Post 13: Discover yourself

The first thing we notice is all the problems we run into with Milkman while hes hunting. Hes with a group of older, stronger, faster, more experienced men. AT first Milkman comes out trying to impress the other guys, until he notices he is hunting in a dark area with a pack of dogs. Milkman must find a solid way to blend into the darkness and move smoothly like Calvin so he can ensure he will live he thinks. One of his harder times is when the dogs begin following a bobcat and Calvin takes off running after the pack. At one point Milkman gives it all he has to catch up and keep up with Calvin as they move uphill. At some point while he is trailing, Milkman notices this is his breaking point. Surprisingly, instead this is the turning point for Milkman in the chapter that gives him confidence, strength, and a desire to keep up, yet Guitar attempts to strangle him from behind with wire, and Milkman manages to get free just as the hounds appear and chase off Guitar. In this chapter Milkman does some searching to find out who he really is. Milkaman feels judged by the town folk due to there own opinions. It is not until later in the chapter, when Milkman has gone on this great hunt and beaten Guitar that he begins to actually calm down. Instead of vieweing everything through aggressive lens, he now looks at stuff openly. A important part of the hunt helped with this, the moment when he came to the realization that the hounds were actually communicating with their owners. Instead of the hounds just making random sounds and stuff, he notices that they are actually sending messages to there owner. Milkman begins to actually look at the situation through a fresh perspective, and in turn actually earns the respect of the hunters. At the ending, milkman is pointed to a place run by a pretty girl that might take his mind off other stuff by the hunters.