SOURCE: "Ralph Ellison's 'Flying Home,'" in Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. IX, No. 2, Spring, 1972, pp. 175-82.
In the essay below, Trimmer explores symbolic patterns of race and myth in "Flying Home, " discussing the narrative in terms of the black protagonist's identity within his racial community, the myths of Daedalus and the Phoenix, the Christian doctrine of the fortunate fall, and the story of the prodigal son.
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