Not too relevant, but Hagar reminds me of my mom. Milkman says she's one of those people who like everything and prefer nothing." Just like my mom, who likes music but doesn't listen to it, likes doing sports but never practices any of them. Just a small anecdote.
More on Hagar, Milkman's lack of interest in Hagar because she was so easy is like working hard to reach a goal. When your finally achieve it, it lacks all purpose.
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One of the questions we decided we would ask Morrison about the book was related to the recurrent topic of female weakness. On page 96 Hagar and Milkman are discussing how Pilate slightly stabbed the guy Reba was dating because he hit her. Hagar is convinced women are very weak and aren't able to protect themselves unless they are as big as Pilate who is the size of a tree (Milkman's words!). I'll be on the lookout for more mentions of this topic.
I like how you are able to compare the book's situations to those in your own life. It makes it all easier for me to relate to. I think Morrison chooses to make Milkman so uninterested in Hagar in order to demonstrate how heartless he is and how women many times are inevitably demeaned. However, you are able to turn this around and make the reader understand why Milkman would do this, and make him more reasonable and humane.
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