A Review Of Lessing's "Flight"

Part I of Essay
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 ....

Part II of Essay
.... positions readers to a god-like position which will let us have a better understanding of what the character feels, and also all the `conflict' the character is experiencing and feeling. The characters's point of view are important in revealing the main theme of this story which is learning to let go. By understanding the characters's point of view, we are able to decide what main theme is about. Firstly, the story have taken us a `tour' in the old man's position which enabled us to understands what he is feeling. Even seeing that ....