Solomon

At the age of 32 Milkman finds himself living with his parents, leading a mundane and uninteresting life. He works for his father and lacks the drive to pursue a career of his own. His childhood was spent as an outsider, living a life of class and possession, and he is left with only one true friend. As he carries on, mulling through each day, Milkman decides that he needs to move on. He feels stifled living with his parents and wants to escape. He approaches his father about his recent decision who offers milkman the opportunity to fund his travels. Macon Jr. believes that his sister Pilate is in possession of a treasure of gold that they had stumbled upon in there childhood which they were forced to leave behind. Macon offers milkman a portion of the gold if he steels it from Pilate. 1. Milkman agrees to steal the gold from Pilate. 2. Milkman declines the offer, and finds another way to make the money.