Flight to Canada (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ishmael Reed
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: During and after the American Civil War
- Setting: Buffalo, New York; Virginia; and Canada
- Principal Characters: Raven Quickskill, Princess Quaw Quaw Tralaralara, Arthur Swille, Yankee Jack, Uncle Robin, Mammy Barracuda, Stray Leechfield, 40s, Abraham Lincoln
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans
- Locales: United States
The Novel
Flight to Canada records the conflict between a slave, Raven Quickskill, and his master, Arthur Swille, yet the two are physically separated throughout. When the story begins in the early 1860’s, Raven has already escaped to Buffalo, New York, en route to Canada and freedom. Swille remains on the Virginia plantation orchestrating his capture, even after the Emancipation Proclamation. Though the bulk of the narrative follows a chronological line ending with Swille’s death and Raven’s return to the plantation, the opening chapter is the final scene. Raven...
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