English 10: Flight by Sherman Alexie – Flashcards

• we do not know his real name until the end ("call me" - Moby Dick) • what's in a name? • mad at the world; rude and stand-off ish • foster homes, hates his Indian-ness

• not his real name • translucent skin • knowledgeable (guru/religious figure) • his effect on people (specifically Zits) • what is justice? what does it demand and require? • above man- holy, absolute, untouchable; God's law, higher law

• Zits has no home (comfort) • idea of belonging

• what Zits has been longing for • Zits gets put into a body of an Indian boy with a father - revisiting his heritage

• p. 77: "Is revenge a circle inside of a circle inside of a circle?" - Zits • justice = revenge • who is responsible? • how does one extricate oneself from this vicious cycle? ❤LOVE❤

• what is in a name? • Zits and Justice - not their real names, what do they represent? • Indian names - you EARN your name (Boy Boy and Small Saint)

• picking sides when you have insight on both perspectives • something beautiful about war • p. 72: why is he describing the dead bodies as flowers?