In contrast, “Flight” reflects hate and revenge from Zit being raised in the foster system and being abandoned by his Indian father. When Zit is confronted with his father who left him he is faced with the cold reality that his father struggles with alcoholism. In the past Zits hated the stereotype of the alcoholic Indian, yet his father embodies that stereotype. This is his final test of overcoming his hatred because he has to forgive his father. He forgives his father for not being perfect because he now understands that no one is perfect and that everyone struggles with their identity. In an interview with Sherman Alexie, “Well, you know, I certainly get tired of people calling the alcoholic Indian a stereotype. It's not. It's a cold, damp
