In Chapter 5, Pilot does seem to be involved in a "magic" of sorts. In my opinion, the magic that Pilot is associated with seems to be more of a voodoo style."Years later Ruth learned Pilate put a small dot in Macon's chair in his office. A male dog with a small painted chicken bone stuck between its belly"(Morrison 132). Using things like chicken bones is sometimes associated with voodoo, much like in The Crucible when Tituba was in the woods with the girls. Pilot also uses a voodoo doll against Macon. This insists that she does work with the black arts, with which voodoo is usually associated.
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