Song of Solomon

When I finished reading Song of Solomon, I was struck by the lack of self history experienced by the Dead family, and how that lack causes the family to become like their last name, Dead. I was also facinated by the connections between the names of the characters and the characteristics they display. The jump rope poem becomes central to the story, because it is the tale of what happens to Macon Dead Jr.'s (aka Milkman) family. I think their are enough connections here to write a five to eight page paper. I have found a few sources in books from the public library, and I know there have to be resources on this subject online, the only trouble finding them.