Peacocks... The Great and Mighty Presto is quite dissatisfied with anything of avian descent...

As already conveyed by the title, The Great and Mighty Presto has a rather... Troubling track record when it comes to avians, you can never trust them. Though, in the novel of recent discussion, Song of Solomon, one is used to draw connections between itself and Macon Dead. This white peacock first appears, strutting around pridefully, and sparks an interest in Guitar and Milkman, who are actively discussing their plans to steal what they had assumed to be a bag of gold from Pilate. To start with, one observation that The Great and Mighty Presto has made, is that if the peacock is indeed used in relation to Macon Dead, then it would make sense, as an avatar of himself in the form of the bird is manifested and present throughout Guitar and Milkman's conversation, reflecting his manipulation of the two men, and also seeing as how an argument could be made to relate Macon Dead to the theme of greed could be made, it could also show the presence of greed that has infected the two while thinking of the gold. There is also a reference to the motif of flying, and reference to Macon Dead being unable to, after Milkman inquires as to why the peacock cannot fly well, Guitars response is " Too much tail. All that jewelry weighs it down. Like vanity. Can't nobody fly with all that shit. Wanna fly, you got to give up that shit that weighs you down.". Seeing as how Milkman compares his flight to freedom in part two, The Great and Mighty Presto deems that this is meaning to say that Macon Dead is unable to experience true freedom, or relief from stress. His vanity metaphorically weighs him down, and his unending quest to acquire more wealth leaves the rest of his life empty and weighted.