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[[Sherman Alexie]]'s take on being a homeless American Indian teenager...takes a science fiction twist, as he possesses the bodies of other men throughout time. In many ways, it was because he viewed ''[[Indian Killer]]'' as an [[Old Shame]].
[[Sherman Alexie]]'s take on being a homeless American Indian teenager...takes a science fiction twist, as he possesses the bodies of other men throughout time. In many ways, it was because he viewed ''[[Indian Killer]]'' as an [[Old Shame]].


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=== Tropes featured in ''Flight'' include: ===

* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Foster Parents]]
* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Foster Parents]]
* [[Boomerang Bigot]]: Justice, assuming it's not a ''[[Fight Club]]''-style split personality.
* [[Boomerang Bigot]]: Justice, assuming it's not a ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''-style split personality.
* [[The Cassandra]]: Justified in one case, as he's mute.
* [[The Cassandra]]: Justified in one case, as he's mute.
* [[Colour Coded for Your Convenience]]: Averted: The Mexican kid's just as cruel as the others.
* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Averted: The Mexican kid's just as cruel as the others.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: A partial one: Most Ethiopians are Christian, and their last name isn't X. A more direct one, the "Crazy Horse's father was white" story is apocryphal.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: A partial one: Most Ethiopians are Christian, and their last name isn't X. A more direct one, the "Crazy Horse's father was white" story is apocryphal.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Crazy Horse
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Crazy Horse
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Zits? Zits? Also, Helda, lampshaded by Zits
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Zits? Zits? Also, Helda, lampshaded by Zits
* [[Four Is Death]]: Zits' fourth leap is...into the body of a pilot who [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|unwittingly helps an Islamic terrorist learn how to crash planes]]. [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|And he's cheating on his wife.]]
* [[Four Is Death]]: Zits' fourth leap is...into the body of a pilot who [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|unwittingly helps an Islamic terrorist learn how to crash planes]]. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|And he's cheating on his wife.]]
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: IRON and HAMMER. HAMMER doesn't actually mean anything, but IRON means Indigenous Rights Now!
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: IRON and HAMMER. HAMMER doesn't actually mean anything, but IRON means Indigenous Rights Now!
* [[Gainax Ending]]: In-universe with the Ghost Dance. The ending itself has one as well.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: In-universe with the Ghost Dance. The ending itself has one as well.
* [[Going Commando]]: "Okay, I now know Indian boys didn't wear anything under their loincloths."
* [[Going Commando]]: "Okay, I now know Indian boys didn't wear anything under their loincloths."
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* [[Les Collaborateurs]]: Horse and Elk. Ironically, they were remembered as heroes, but [[The Cassandra|like anyone would believe how Zits knows]].
* [[Les Collaborateurs]]: Horse and Elk. Ironically, they were remembered as heroes, but [[The Cassandra|like anyone would believe how Zits knows]].
* [[Loin Cloth]]: Standard clothing for all Sioux and Cheyenne males.
* [[Loin Cloth]]: Standard clothing for all Sioux and Cheyenne males.
* [[Luke I Am Your Father|Luke, I Am My Father]]
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Luke, I Am My Father]]
* [[Malcolm Xerox]]: Justice
* [[Malcolm Xerox]]: Justice
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Possessed by righteous indignation and a desire for vengaence? What is Zits' real name? {{spoiler|[[Arch Angel Michael|Michael]]}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Possessed by righteous indignation and a desire for vengaence? What is Zits' real name? {{spoiler|[[Archangel Michael|Michael]]}}
* [[Naked On Arrival]]: An old Indian killer likes to sleep naked, so when he wakes up, yeah.
* [[Naked on Arrival]]: An old Indian killer likes to sleep naked, so when he wakes up, yeah.
* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]: The story of IRON and HAMMER is reminiscent of the story of Pine Ridge in [[The Seventies]].
* [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]: The story of IRON and HAMMER is reminiscent of the story of Pine Ridge in [[The Seventies]].
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The FBI agents, the Cavalry soldiers.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The FBI agents, the Cavalry soldiers.
* [[Shotacon]]: Zits got molested by several of his foster dads. This is the only homosexual example in Alexie's work, and [[The Unfair Sex|the only time the boy hasn't been eager]].
* [[Shotacon]]: Zits got molested by several of his foster dads. This is the only homosexual example in Alexie's work, and [[The Unfair Sex|the only time the boy hasn't been eager]].
* [[Shout Out]]: The Nannapush Reservation is a reference to Louise Erdrich's character Lulu Nanapush.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The Nannapush Reservation is a reference to Louise Erdrich's character Lulu Nanapush.
* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]]: Justice.
* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]]: Justice.
* [[Unwitting Instigator of Doom]]: The whole Ethiopian Islamic terrorist story makes the man Zits possesses one.
* [[Unwitting Instigator of Doom]]: The whole Ethiopian Islamic terrorist story makes the man Zits possesses one.
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[[Category:Historical Fiction Literature]]
[[Category:Historical Fiction Literature]]
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[[Category:Native American Media]]

Latest revision as of 19:32, 27 June 2017

The story follows Zits, a Native American trying to cope with his various past abusive adoptive parents with random acts of violence, calling himself the "time travelling mass murderer".

Sherman Alexie's take on being a homeless American Indian teenager...takes a science fiction twist, as he possesses the bodies of other men throughout time. In many ways, it was because he viewed Indian Killer as an Old Shame.

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