Fly Away Home

"In general, flying is freedom, we might say, freedom not only from specific circumstances but from those more general burdens that tie us down". (Foster p. 127)

Foster makes a connection between flying, yet not really leaving the ground, and spirituality. As he says, we all know that humans, on their own, cannot really fly. That is an ability that we just do not possess. Being able to "fly" is being free, not being forced to stay in one place all the time. It is being able to spread your wings. When someone has every aspect of their life grounded in one place, or one situation, things may not always work out for the best. Flight allows us to make decisions, to experience new things. In books when characters are able to have flight, they are much more relatable and really are able to be more complex, interesting characters.

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