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Frenemy: Milkman and Guitar

Milkman and Guitar has a long history in this book. Milkman and Guitar grew together, were always the best of friends and stood up for each other. Yet overtime, the relationship grew sour as the ending depicts both of them going at it, leading to what readers believe as a death of one of them, or even maybe both. Yet this development appears strange. Let's dive deeper Milkman grew up in a life of luxury, although hated by many other people in his community for his wealth accumulated by his father. Grown up to flaunt his wealth, he is surround by envy and expensive objects. Just like his dad, the dead family appears to not only wish to be the richest but also let other people know that they are indeed the richest people. This idea of being concern about his own image is seen constantly through the early parts of the book, such as his "rebellion" from his father's figure by changing how he looked, how he acted and "everything he dared." Yet, throughout the ...