A father and son have a virtually irreplaceable relationship. They bond on a different level than mother and son, but both are necessary. Sometimes the mother or father is not present in a child's life, which greatly affects the child. Some may leave for personal reasons, while others leave because they feel it will benefit the child. Having one nearby might preserve the child to some extent, but being without both might generally destroy the child's outlook on life. In “Flight” by Sherman Alexie, the main character, Zits, loses his mother and child support and, what he thought, his father, out of spite, had abandoned him. Zits is introduced by passing through many host families and going down the wrong path. He admits to all kinds of crimes and has been imprisoned several times. Over time, Zits gets the chance to see how people see things, think, act, and live, while being able to do those things for them and access their memories, being fully integrated into that person. He begins to realize that there is good and bad in everyone, which helps him cope with his situation. Towards the end of the book, Zits realizes that the body he inhabits is none other than that of his father. He now has access to the thoughts, feelings and memories of the very person who left him. He soon accepts the reasoning, which puts Zits at ease, making him understand that people do good or bad things for reasons unknown to others. Zits and the reader quickly realize that the anger Zits is holding is his father's, if not more, and how they are more alike than we have been led to believe. Growing up, life was difficult for Zits. He had been shuffled around foster homes since birth. He was acting angry because he was left by what he thought was his usefulness... middle of paper... but what he felt as a child and all the anger he had accumulated. his life. Zits was acting abnormal and getting kicked out because he never felt the feeling of being left by his father. He was upset; he felt like he wasn't good for anything either. Both of them started to spiral out of control because they wanted to forget what happened in the past. But Zits had the chance to change and become a better person. Zit's father was just as angry, if not more, for a number of almost similar reasons. Both are angry and this leads father and son to places they regret traveling to. Unlike his father, Zits chooses the path of redemption. Zits is allowed to fix what is missing and move forward with better prospects. Zits is then adopted by a friend of the police officer and adores his new family. Works CitedAlexie, Sherman. Flight. New York: Black Cat, 2007.