To the tune of his Guitar
Guitar is an innately disturbing character. It is shown that he was built with extremism in mind by the parallels between his character and Malcom X who was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks by whatever means it took. Both were born in the year 1925, Macon refers to Guitar as "that red-head(ed)” and Malcolm X's nickname was Detroit Red, and both lived in Michigan for a good portion of their lives. Guitar’s deep involvement in racial politics parallels Malcom X’s beliefs and both lead similar lives down to the circumstance of their father’s deaths and political activist groups they chose to participate in. The Seven Days could be seen as a version of the Nation of Islam that Malcom X was strongly involved with. The difference between these two groups is where a distinct split grows between Guitar and Malcom. The Seven Days society is forced to comply with a strict morale code that contains no reason other than simpl...