Body Jumping-Body Experiences In Sherman Alexie's Flight

Racism also plays a role in his frustrations. Stopping by the 7-11 in the middle of the night to pick up a Creamsicle is not always a pleasant experience. Maybe the clerk is nervous because he’s working the graveyard shift. Or maybe,

Culture builds up and shapes how people view the world and the people in it. It determines how we judge and view the way others act, look, and even how they think. In the texts “Where worlds collide”, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, and “Two Kinds”, it is shown that a person’s views of others and the world are solely determined by their culture.

The actions of ordinary people can be just as evil or wicked as the horrible crimes of a murderer. Sometimes what we see on the outside is completely different from what is really on the inside. No one is perfect, everyone has their faults and some faults are unimaginable.

When Justice, a boy Zits met in jail who ended up persuading him into shooting innocent people in a bank, showed Zits that he cared for him, Zits ended up making that very bad mistake because of him. Would Zits do anything to be loved? Then, when Zits tries to talk, he realizes that he is not able to because of a problem with his voice box. This is important because later, after the Indians defeat Custer and his cavalry, the father drags him up the hill with all the dead bodies, where Zits sees Indians are desecrating the dead bodies to where they are keeping some hostages. His father gives him a bayonet and he is forced to take revenge by killing one of the hostages, continuing a pointless cycle of violence and making the reader think about if two wrongs ever make a right. Connecting it to his violent vehemence in the bank earlier in the book, he thinks, “I wonder if that’s the reason I killed all those people in the bank. Did I want revenge? Did I blame those strangers for my loneliness? Did they deserve to die because of my loneliness?” (76). This shows that maybe Zits is now realizing why he took the impetuous action to attack the people in the bank. Is he starting to see that what he did was not justified? He may be coming to the realization, alongside

“We all know that appearance matters, but the price of prejudice can be steeper than we often assume” (Washington1.) Published originally in the Washington Post on May 23,2010 by Deborah L. Rhode. Rhode the Professor of law and legal director at Stanford University in her essay “Why Looks Are The Last Bastion Of Discrimination,” argues that an individual's physical appearance is one of the few qualities of their personal identity that other people are legally within their rights to discriminate against. Rhode states her thesis clearly explaining the forthcoming reasons she will offer to uphold her position. Rhode believes that discriminating against individuals based on their appearance is wrong, and is often overlooked in many environments such as the workforce. Many think it is crucial that discrimination on looks is banned in workplaces, schools, and most other organizations.

Sherman Alexie’s “Flight” is a book about a time traveling orphan named Zits, guilty about shooting a busy bank. His whole life was built on wanting to escape his foster homes and witnessing acts of violence done to others and himself. He confesses that the only person that ever truly loved him died when he was 7. His alcoholic father chose drinks rather than his own family. Because of the evil in his life, he becomes that evil himself. He becomes somebody easy for himself to hate and thinks any ounce of compassion towards him is fake. His form of revenge on the universe is shooting mass amounts of people. Not even a few minutes into his shooting spree, he is shot and gone before he hits the ground. He then experiences the lives of an FBI agent, a young Indian, an old French soldier, a pilot that trained a terrorist, and his own cowardly father. Sherman Alexie’s telling of Zits emotional experiences makes you weep and you are forced to learn along with Zits. Through his time traveling journey and experiences through others’ lives, he learns lessons about life and the importance of finding the good rather than the bad.

To not judge someone by their appearance is an important idea in the film because it teaches how it may affect the person you are judging and how damaging it could be for someone’s mental state.

His friend, Justice, introduces Zits to a new way of thinking, and to the idea of committing random violence. Zit learns how to make reasonable decisions by the time Justice has taught him how to commit crimes that are more challenging. When Zits pushes his foster mother and is taken to Juvenile, he meets justice, and they become friends. Justice starts teaching Zits how some crimes can be committed

We are living in a visual culture. Only now, unlike in the past, we have the ability to access all types of media at the drop of the hat, thus creating a need for instant gratification and a never-ending consumption. But, we have always been a visual society. How else do you explain racism, fat shaming, xenophobia, or other types of visual based prejudice? All of these involve making a “judgment” on how a person looks, or the perception of someone solely for how they appear. As Sam Anderson writes in his article, Letter of Recommendation: Looking Out the Window,

Have you ever asked yourself “Where do I originate from?” This very question has patronized the human race for centuries. Even though, not everyone is thirsty for that kind of knowledge of for knowledge at all; there are people whose ignorance has gone far beyond limits. But why is this, is it the fact that this topic is very labyrinthine, are they just careless about their origins, do they have no clue where to start their search, or are they perplexed about what they should research? I mean, knowing your origins in not just that simple. We could even say that your origins help mold the person you have come to be. Some people may think there is an exact answer for everyone’s origins, but some people like Ricardo Ignacio and myself believe there is something far deeper than just the geographical location in which you gave your first breath.

Bryan Sykes book, The Seven Daughters of Eve, presents a scientific theory that traces the history of the world through the use of human genetics. He uses this idea to discover an astonishing connection between a handful of women living tens of thousands of years ago, with every person who has existed since. The book introduces the concept of human mitochondrial genetics in order to carefully explain the precise principles of genetics and human evolution. He does so by analyzing ancient DNA to find a genetic link between modern humans with our prehistoric ancestors. By proceeding with this notion, Sykes opens up many forms of thought to explore, both scientifically and personally.

People often judge or misperceive others appearances in a less than equal manner before they even know the true nature of the person. Every day we make assumptions by what we can see physically. Even in the supermarkets, we distinguish good products from bad products based on how they look. We are apt to choose good-looking products because they don’t have flaws, cracks, and bruises. Moreover, we assume them to have good qualities and good tastes. Actually, taste doesn’t deal with its looking. However, we bias in favor of assuming human nature. Since people judge human beings based on how they look, it is called prejudice. In fact, prejudice just disadvantage

When I was only a little girl, I had been told that true beauty came from within. Yet as I grew up, I noticed that looks mattered. From their attractiveness, race, age, or gender, anyone’s image was always up for scrutiny. Under those circumstances, I grew up thinking that if people were to judge me based on my appearance, that I should judge them the same way. Though, as I became older, I at some point learned that how a person looked wasn’t always in their range of control. A person simply isn’t born with the choice of picking what they look like, nor are they born with the choice of having a genetic disorder or disease. In that case, I believe that nobody should be defined purely based on what they look like.

People in society are judging people for their looks. If someone judge them for their looks the

Everyday, we see hundreds of people. Whether we see them on the street, at work, at school, or on television, people pass through our visual field. Fortunately or unfortunately, we judge these people. It may be intentional, it may be unintentional, or it may be somewhat intentional, but we form opinions about people based on their style of dress.