A Review of Lessing's "Flight"
The short story Flight is written by Doris Lessing about a old man learning of
letting go of his grandaughter as she grows into an adult and is about to get
married.
The story is told in an omniscient third person point of view and this enables
us to see into the minds of all characters, which inturn help us to understand
their feelings and attitudes. When story are told in an omniscient way, the
readers will have a better understanding of what is going on in the story. This
story not only described what the old man is feeling, but also other characters.
The old man feels that his youngest grandaughter is still much too young to be
married and is not willing to let go of her. He 's attitude seems grumpy but
deep down inside it hurt him very much to see his grandaughter growing up and
with her boyfriend Steve. From the describtion we had for this old man, we can
understand much better what he feels. Then, this story have focused a bit closer
to the......
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