47+ Song Of Solomon Quotes About Flight. In song of solomon the act of flying represents a crucial aspect, which accompanies the protagonist milkman dead throughout his life. The fittest time to corrupt a man's wife is when she's fallen out. In the second sentence of the quote, does the narrator shift to. He is unprepared for flight. You know, like a bird. You can't get rid of nobody by killing them." how do these quotes about flight and responsibility relate to the characters, especially milkman? Ghost of macon dead(jake) says this to pilate. Escaped?" "no, i mean flew. The paper examines the metaphor of flight in toni morrison's novel song of solomon. This quote is crucial for the complex layering of the metaphor of flight in the.