The end of chapter 9 concludes with a big turning point in the novel and in Milkman's life. Lena confronts Milkman saying how he has become nothing better than his controlling and overbearing father. She continues, saying how he has been oppressive and had been effectively "peeing" on them (Lena, Corinthians, and their mother). She questions Milkman asking, “Where do you get the right to decide our lives?” This confrontation that Lena has with Milkman is a wake up call for him. I don't think he realized or meant to cause this much repression of his sisters and mother, but he now knows that he needs to do something about it. This discovery of self that Lena gives him awakes Milkman and prompts the journey he takes to find the gold. This journey, although, will ultimately be about Milkman's search for his identity.
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