Flight discussion

I enjoyed this book as Alexie takes you on a journey with a young foster boy, Zits, who has no sense of stability in his life. He experiences many dreams or out of body experiences which allow him to ultimately experience many different types of perspectives and cultures. Each experience he goes through, as a different character, lends toward something symbolic in his own life. The very last transformation Zits goes through is from the perspective of his birth father. He is better able to understand how human nature is deeply flawed, but everyone is going through their own struggles and hard-ships. The transformative states that Zits undergoes cause him to realize that although people do awful things, this fact does not justify the allowance for revenge that Zits primarily wants to act out upon. “Maybe you’re not supposed to kill… No matter how good or bad the reason. Maybe you’re supposed to believe that all life is sacred” (162). Overall, I thought the novel was a great message and I think it could be relatable to teens in an English classroom, however I can't visualize it actually ever making it's way there due to the language and profanities. However, I think it is a good lesson that is taught and I like books that teach a lessen and leave you feeling satisfied, as this one did for me.