Flight In The Secret Life Of Milkman

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Flight is clearly tended to in the start of the novel with Mr. Smith's bounce - his endeavor to fly. Notwithstanding the way that flight may have positive attributes of the likelihood of escape, it additionally contains negative substances. Escape endorses double-crossing one's old world and thusly torment for those left behind. The general purpose of flight, as necessities be, is associated with surrender. Disregarding the way that it is a stunning accomplishment, flight is viewed as run of the mill in the novel. It is expected that Milkman's impossible granddad, Solomon, truly took off by just turning with his arms spread out until he

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