1. What is your impression about the described scene?

From the described scene of the Flight’s 2 first The first thing that is said in the story is its prologue
paragraphs, first of all, it show us that there is a homing within 2 first paragraphs and it tells you what the story’s
pigeon, a young plump bodied bird which is strutting an theme is about. In Filght’s prologue, its decribed scene
preening inside the dovecote, a tall wire-netted shelf on introduces us to a dovecote, a tall wire-netted shelf on
stilts. This scene makes us think that this pigeon is stilts and it is full of strutting, preening birds. And there
prosperous and happy because it has a plump-body and is a homing pigeon, a young plump bodied bird which is
its ow howm “dovecote”. However, the word “homing the main character, the old man, favorite. Based on the
pigeon” shows us this pigeon is a kind of delivering fact pigeon is a kind of delivering message bird, we
message brid and this kind of bird often flies might describe that pigeon usually flies from places to
everywhere, usually from one place to the other places places. Moreover, homing pigeon is still a kind of bird
for message delivery. Furthermore, this pigeon is a kind which have their wings to fly and to be free. But the
of bird, it has wings, and it means this pigeon can fly homing pigeon here is locked in a dovecote, lossing its
anywhere it likes. But in the “Flight” story, the pigeon freedom and its nature of flying freely. It’s a good
is locked in the dovecote with a tall wire-netted and this opening scene to play, a feeling of sadness, loss of
scene makes us think about the imprisonment and the freedom have been introduced and already we know the
loss of freedom. theme of the story.

2. Why does the writer devote so much attention to a description of the setting – and
especially to the bird? What do the birds sympolize?
The writer devotes so much attention to a description of the For the setting of the story, the writer reserves a huge
setting in the “flight” story, especially to the birds because attention to describe it, especially to the birds as a scene
the author wants to show us the picture of the loss of of loss of freedom. The writer show us the opposition of
freedom. Firstly, the writer describes that there is a the environment and the objects in its by describing
dovecote with a tall wire-netted shelf on stilts, full of strutting and preening birds beyond the landscape of a
strutting, preening birds. Then the writer describes the late afternoon. These stunning birds and the beautiful
beautiful nature around “gazing out beyond the dovecote
scenery is a great symbol of being free, fly everywhere
into the landscape of a late afternoon. In folds and hollows
they want with their wings. But sadly, these birds are in
of sunlight and shade, the dark red soil, which was broken
dovecote with a tall wire-netted shelf on stilts, they can
into great dusty clods, stretched wide to a tall horizon.
only look at the scenery “in folds and hollows of sunlight
Trees marked the course of the valley, stream of rich green
and shade, the dark red soil, which was broken into great
grass the road”. Both of these contrary descriptions not
dusty clod, stretched wide to a tall horizon. Trees
only show us that the birds have wings but they can’t fly
marked the course of the valley, stream of rich green
because they are locked in the dovecote with a tall wire-
grass the road”. The scene might look beautiful and
netted but also show us that although the birds are
surrounded by the beautiful views, but they cannot enjoy impressive but being encircling by its without being free
the view by flying around due to loss of freedom. From all to do what in the its nature is also a sad scene for the
the points above, we can infer that the birds in the story birds. In short, we can point out the birds in the
symbolize the loss of freedom, in contrast with their natural dovecote, their prison, is the symbolizm which the writer
instinct. want to impart in “Flight” and it is the freedom which
has been lost.

3. What is the connection between the first episode involving the old man and his birds and the
last one?
In the first episode, the old man and the birds live happily In the first section, it is described as a happy scene when
together. He grasps his favorite bird, a homing pigeon and the old man was playing with his young pigeon, his
draws it down, felling the coral claws tighten around his favorite one. He used his tender voice to show his love
finger, then he feels content and he rests the bird lightly on toward the homing pigeon “pretty, pretty, pretty”, as he
his chest. However, the fear of losing his favorite bird graped the bird and drew it down, feeling the coral claws
makes his mood shift. He deliberately holds out his wrist tighten around his finger, then he feeled content and he
for the bird to take flight, and catches it again at the
rested bird lightly on this chest. He leaned on tree,
moment it spreads its wings. Moreover, when he feels the
gazing out beyond the dovecote into the landscape of a
plump shape strive and strain under his fingers, he shuts
late afternoon, where he saw his last beloved
the bird into a small box and fastens the bolt. He shuts his
granddaughter, Alice, swinging on the gate after that.
favorite into the box because the old man is afraid that his
The beloved homing pigeon just like the symbol of his
favorite bird will fly away. It also means the old man fears
Alice, who he has loved to his hear content. And just as
to lose his granddaughter, Alice, because his favorite bird
being afraid of letting Alice go and Marry Steven, son
in this story symbolizes for Alice. Alice is his last
of a postman, he scared of losing his homing pigeon
granddaughter and she is going to marry to Steven next
make his mood unpleasant. That’s why at the moment
month. It means she will leave home soon and leave the old
man alone in his house. At the last episode, after receiving he hold out his wrist for the brid to take flight, he then

the new pigeon from Steven, the old man holds the new bird caught it again. Additionally, he felt the plump shape ,
to his face. Then he shuts the new bird in a box and takes the homing pigeon, strive and train under his fingers, he
out his favorite bird and lets his favorite bird fly away. At shut the bird into a small box and fastened the bolt. He
last, he realizes that Steven and Alice still pay attention on believed that with his act, the bird can never go from him
him, they don’t forget him and leave him alone, which or leave him alone. This feeling is as the same as the fear
makes him feel comfortable because he understands that of loosing his granddaughter to another man. Moving on
Steven and Alice still care for him. So finally, the old man the last section, when he received a gift from Steven, a
agrees his granddaughter to get married at the end of the new pigeon, the old man held it on his wrist, stroking it
story, it also means that he learns to let go of his beloved soft then he shut it in a box and took out his favorite. At
granddaughter. The connection between the first and the that moment, he realized that Steven and Alice will still
last episode is: the old man wants to keep his favorite bird care about him, they will still be the same and he will
at the beginning, and he learns to let go of his favorite bird not be alone, that’s the moment he decided to let his
at the end. In other words, the old man changes his mind favorite bird and also Alice go. At that tage of his life,
from keeping Alice by his side at the beginning to letting the old man has learned how to let go of what he loved
Alice get married to Steven at the end of the story. for its shakes. Through the first and last section of the
story “Flight”, we can see its relation of the old man
action from keeping the bird and his Alice stubbornly to
accept to let both their lives move on and see to it that
Alice takes her flight as well.

4. Explain the man’s reaction at the end of the story? Why does he smile at his granddaughter?
At the end of the story, the old man turns slowly, taking For the story to come to an end, the writer tell us the old
his time, he lifts his eyes to smile proudly down the man’s action as he turns slowly, taking his time, lift his
garden at his granddaughter (thì past simple). The old eyes to smile proudly at hi granddaughter down the
man’s reaction at the end of the story shows that the old garden. Eventually, this reaction stands for the fact that
man finally agrees to let his granddaughter marry Alice’s grandpa finally understands the need for Alice
Steven and he finally accepts that his granddaughter to move on and start a new life wih her husband-soon-
already grows up and has to get married because this is to-be, Steven. He is no longer the old man who act in a
the rule of nature. He understands that Alice can’t live childish manner about his granddaughter marriage and
with him forever and she needs to leave home to have growth. He is now aware of Alice’s growing up, leaving
her own family. The old man smiles at his him to have her own life but he knows that she will still
granddaughter because he knows that even Alice get love him and wont abadoned him. In a nutshell, realizing
married to Steven, she still cares for him, and doesn’t it makes he feel pleased and his smile appears again with
leave him alone. He feels satisfied, so that’s why smiles his joy, just like when the story starts.
at his granddaughter at the end of story.
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