In the book "Flight to Canada" by Ishmael Reed, another imitation of a slave narrative took place. The history of slavery was told once more in this book, only this time in a more creative and artistic fashion. The creativity reminded me of "Kindred", only not as non-fictional. "Flight to Canada", is a complicated book to read. It jumps around constantly, switching from on scene to another. The particular style of writing of which this book was done in, is one I am not to fond of.
When the author moved around in the story, that made it very hard for me to follow exactly what the author was trying to get across to his audience. Also the way in which "Flight to Canada" was worded made it even more difficult for me to comprehend. There were a few points in the story that I was able to follow; like for example the whole thing about Mr. Swille's dead sister Vivian. I didn't understand how she was tying into the scenes w
Which leads me to the ending of " Flight to Canada". After reading the essay from Ashraf Rushdy, Some pieces of this book began to come together. Like for example on page 136 and 137 when Mr. Swille catches on fire; I couldn't understand why Uncle Robin was taking so long to put out the fire. It was obvious he wasn't rushing to put it out, by the way the author words the passage, but I couldn't figure out why he would want Mr. Swille to die. It seemed as though Robin loved and respected his master. After reading the entire book, it all made sense. He didn't want to put Mr. Swille out, because in actuality he also wanted him dead. He had tampered with Mr. Swille's will leaving himself ( Uncle Robin) Swille's castle. Meaning that the entire time Robin worked for Swille, it was all a front. Acting as though he was a humble servant who loved to serve his master.
Another character in the book which confused me was Quaw
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