The novel Flight written by Sherman Alexie, it’s the traveling story of an adolescent named Zits through time as he tries to understand the real meaning behind his biracial roots, from the Native Americans and the whites. Throughout the plot, Zits faces situations that put him into the ropes of understanding and overcoming concepts that help him shape his persona. All the circumstances and obstacles makes him wonder about what it means to understand to come from two different cultures that have been attacking each other for such a long time. As Zits travel through the historical time in both the bodies of white men and Native Americans, the concepts of shame, identity, and justice contribute to his persona development as he gets to understand
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At the beginning of the story, Zits accepts the fact that he’s biracial, but there’s not parental care that makes him feel like it’s alright to be who he is. When Zits describes his cultural background, he states, “Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian” (Alexie 5). This is demonstrating the stance that Zits has towards the fact that he’s both a Native American and Irish. His stance is obviously on the neutral side because he does not know yet what it means to be from these two cultures. However, after the many different bodies that he possessed and traveling through time, he comes to use his real name. When Zits is talking to his new foster mother Mary, he says, “My real name is Michael. Please, call me Michael” (Alexie 181). This means that Zits is starting to accept himself as who he is without using nicknames or made up names by other parties. The importance of names, within the concept of identity, is connected to every individual’s identities. For example, when a person’s name is said, then the other person connects the name with the personality, and vice versa. When Zits wants to be call ‘Michael’, it means that he accepts …show more content…
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of word “justice” is, “the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action”. Can this definition be applied to any sort of circumstances? Does Zits ever contradict this definition? He never contradicts due to how this definition can be altered through every individual’s perspective. His mindset within the concept of justice is the one that’s altered the most. When Zits is at the bank holding the two guns, he thinks, “I know these people must die so my mother and father can return” (Alexie 35). This is showing the sense of justice that Zits wants to have through the act of violence, he believes that the death of a group of people who may not have anything to do with the killing of his parents can actually revenge their deaths. However, as the protagonist travels through time, his sense of justice turns into an opposite direction when he wants to protect others. When Zits is trying to save Bow Boy and Small Saint, he considers protecting others, “But I can defeat Gus now. I am doing the right thing. I am trying to save the soldier who is trying to save Bow Boy” (Alexie 95). This is altering the previous concept of using violence as a way to have justice. Zits wants to protect the life of people who are not related to any act of revenge towards his family. He thinks the ‘right’ thing to do is to save a person a who’s
At the beginning of the story, Zits accepts the fact that he’s biracial, but there’s not parental care that makes him feel like it’s alright to be who he is. When Zits describes his cultural background, he states, “Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian” (Alexie 5). This is demonstrating the stance that Zits has towards the fact that he’s both a Native American and Irish. His stance is obviously on the neutral side because he does not know yet what it means to be from these two cultures. However, after the many different bodies that he possessed and traveling through time, he comes to use his real name. When Zits is talking to his new foster mother Mary, he says, “My real name is Michael. Please, call me Michael” (Alexie 181). This means that Zits is starting to accept himself as who he is without using nicknames or made up names by other parties. The importance of names, within the concept of identity, is connected to every individual’s identities. For example, when a person’s name is said, then the other person connects the name with the personality, and vice versa. When Zits wants to be call ‘Michael’, it means that he accepts …show more content…
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of word “justice” is, “the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action”. Can this definition be applied to any sort of circumstances? Does Zits ever contradict this definition? He never contradicts due to how this definition can be altered through every individual’s perspective. His mindset within the concept of justice is the one that’s altered the most. When Zits is at the bank holding the two guns, he thinks, “I know these people must die so my mother and father can return” (Alexie 35). This is showing the sense of justice that Zits wants to have through the act of violence, he believes that the death of a group of people who may not have anything to do with the killing of his parents can actually revenge their deaths. However, as the protagonist travels through time, his sense of justice turns into an opposite direction when he wants to protect others. When Zits is trying to save Bow Boy and Small Saint, he considers protecting others, “But I can defeat Gus now. I am doing the right thing. I am trying to save the soldier who is trying to save Bow Boy” (Alexie 95). This is altering the previous concept of using violence as a way to have justice. Zits wants to protect the life of people who are not related to any act of revenge towards his family. He thinks the ‘right’ thing to do is to save a person a who’s