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Flying Home

The short story “Flying Home,” by Ralph Ellison, is set in World War II.  The tale primarily deals with racism.  This is the story of Todd, a young African-American man trying to overcome racial distinctions by succeeding as a pilot.  Also, the story features Jefferson, an old black tenant farmer representative of the traditional African-American man from the days of slavery.  Finally, there is Dabney Graves, the bigoted white landowner of Jefferson’s farm.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS3555 .L625

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Butler, Robert J. (Ed.).  The Critical Response to Ralph Ellison. 2000.

                    Call Number: PS3555 .L625 Z635 2000

• Ellison, Ralph.  Flying Home and Other Stories. 1998.

                    Call Number: PS3555 .L625 F58 1998

• Jackson, Lawrence. Ralph Ellsion: Emergence of Genius. 2002.

                Call Number: PS3555 .L625 Z74 2002

• Schor, Edith.  Visible Ellison: A Study of Ralph Ellison’s Fiction. 1993.

                 Call Number: PS3555 .L625 Z876 1993

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Flying Home (Keyword)
• Ellison, Ralph (Subject)
• Ellison, Ralph – Criticism and Interpretation (Subject)

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771 .C59

o   Vol. 86, pg. 324

o   Vol. 114, pgs. 94, 95, 102, 108, 131

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001

o   Vol. 2, pgs. 839-840

• Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 3, pgs. 1416-1418

• Short Story Criticism –  Call Number: REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 26, pgs. 4, 9-10, 13, 15, 21, 24-25

o   Vol. 79, pgs. 5-7, 16, 21-22, 25-27, 29, 45, 72-74, 77

Research Databases

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• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Literature Resources from Gale

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021