Through Flight

This book was very interesting but provided many good themes about our lives. It was way different than I had expected but, it turned out to be a very good book. The book is about realizing that there are people out there that care for you. In the end of the book it says, “Mary hugs me. She hugs me tightly. It feels great. I haven’t been hugged like that since my mother died.” (Alexie 180) He has realized that he is not out there alone anymore, that he has friends also. He feels like he has been given another chance through his experiences. He says, “But I’m beginning to think I’ve been given a chance. I’m beginning to think I might get unlonely. I’m beginning to think I might have an almost real family.” (Alexie 180) He is beginning to feel loved again, feel that he is worth something in life. He doesn’t feel worthless anymore. In the last line of the book he says, “Michael. My real name is Michael. Please, call me Michael.” (Alexie 181) He now feels worth something.

In a poem by Mandizz called Why? it expresses the same type of feelings that Michael has throughout the book. It makes one ponder why all these things are happening in the world around us. It says:

Why is it that people fight?
And why do people lie?
Why is it that everyday
Somebody else dies?

Why do so many people use drugs?
Like pills, crack, and cocaine
Do they think they really look cool?
Or are they hiding from their pain?

Why can't everyone learn to love?
And everyone get along?
Why can't we forgive and forget?
Then nothing would be wrong

Why are so many teenage girls
Getting pregnant these days?
And why are so many kids
Still getting judged the wrong way?

Why can't everyone be treated equal?
And nobody have any pain?
Then we would all have nothing to lose
And nothing left to gain

During Flight

In Flight, the main character’s name is Zits. He travels though time and gets stuck in different people’s bodies. At first he did not really care or get along with anybody. He said, “I get into arguments and fistfights with everybody.” (Alexie 8) As he goes through the first part of the book he seems to understand more about the world and its ways. He develops a caring attitude towards some of the other characters. In a part of this book he says, “Some part of me, the part of me that is Gus, wants to stop, to turn around and re-swear my allegiance to the other soldiers. 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) The theme of the book so far seems to be that you need to look at situations in different ways. I think that this book will end with him waking up in his time and him having a desire to become a better person through his experiences. I have enjoyed this book so far except the foul language that has been used in this book. This book at first was dull but has become fairly interesting. These are my opinions about Flight.

Flight by Sherman Alexie

I chose the book Flight by Sherman Alexie because of the many positive reviews I read about the book. I looked at many of the books on the list that you gave us and looked at reviews and summaries of many of the books on the list. Out of all the books on the list Flight sounded the most interesting to me. It was also one of the shorter books on the list, being only 181 pages, which made it seem nicer to read. Sherman Alexie is and Indian himself, and he writes about an Indian in this book. I hope to learn about the Indian culture and have an entertaining time as I read this book.

Summer Plans

This summer I have many plans. First off, I plan to go to Arkansas to go boating on a lake and spend time in that area. After that I have a soccer camp for four days. It is a pre-tryout camp to qualify for the new Oklahoma Soccer Club. Then I am going out to Indiana to help my brother (Sam), his wife (Cara), and their three little boys (Aidan, Ashton, and Milon) move out here to Oklahoma. They will be living with me and my family. After that, I plan to go to my amazing and wonderful brother's and sister-in-law's, Eric and Angela, home out in Utah. I will spend the fourth of July weekend out there with them. After that I am going to EFY (a church camp). With all these plans, my summer should be a blast.