Dec 30, 2009

Flight to Canada | Flight to Canada

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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Flight to Canada | Flight to Canada

At a glance:

The Novel

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