![]() Alexie uses William and Fekadu as voices for non-white people living in America and the everyday trials they experience. Fekadu feels the same pain and fear for having to leave his family behind when he fled Ethiopia. It pains William to do so because he is always afraid something bad might happen to them while he is gone. William hates to leave his family to go on business trips and his family hates when he leaves. William and Fekadu are able to relate with one another because they have both faced similar problems dealing with pain, hope, fear, family, and race. He was courageous for leaving, yet a coward for leaving, as well. However, as the ride continues William learns that Fekadu studied physics at Oxford and became a jet-fighter pilot in Ethiopia until one day he fled the country without telling anyone his plans, including his family. At first glance, William judges him to be “a black man with a violent history” because of a long scar on Fekadu’s neck. Fekadu is the taxi driver who picks William up from his house to take him to the airport. ![]() William knows American trivia because he felt it important to know in order to feel like a true American. He is a businessman that loves his job, but hates to leave his family, travels often but has a fear of flying, and is always a victim of prejudice, yet is guilty of doing so to others.Īlexie places an emphasis on William’s interest in American culture to show his want to be an American. He has a loving wife and daughter along with a good sense of humor. The main character, William, is a healthy, ritualistic Spokane Indian living in Seattle, Washington who knows a wide variety of American trivia. In Flight Patterns, Alexie uses fiction elements such as characters, plot, and tone to communicate the idea that due to racism Americans often misjudge others, rather than basing their judgments on character. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |