Theory of flight
Important Quotes & Book Notes
Page 9 Prologue (foreshadow and suspense)
• ‘’Third of September.’’
1978- Genie Born
2018- Genie Death
Goldie shot down plane
• ‘’Her hear calcified into the most precious and beautiful something…’’
Metaphorical source of emotions
Symbol of death
• ‘’that this story is choosing to be told.’’
Story is deliberate and is happening for a reason
• ‘’culmination of genealogies
Interconnectedness
• ‘’blue-violet flowers’’
Day she betrayed Dingani
Page 15 Genesis (the start/origin/beginning)
• ‘’she discovered that it was a shiny golden egg.’’
This is Genie (she is albino)
Page 16
• ‘’David Livingstone, Thomas Baines, Henry Morton Stanley.’’
Finding his identity
Page 23
• ‘’discovered, love lost, love regained, love unrequited, love remembered, love gone bad.’’
This is what the novel is essentially about
Page 24
• ‘’Make the people understand that they were still capable of flight…’’
Not have to give up anything
Page 25
• ‘’teach people about how aeroplanes work before the war was over.’’
Symbol of aeroplanes (more than a desire)
Page 43
• ‘’afraid she would fly away.’’ Represents freedom
, Page 52
• ‘’rightful place among them, welcoming the familiar itch of her skin as her arms come
into contact with he stalks and enjoying the cool dampness of the reddish-brown soil as
her toes burrowed in, rooting her in her place.’’
Genie is like a sunflower
Page 60
• ‘’we are all your family now…’’
we is italics because they are now his (not the other people on the farm)
Page 73
• ‘’what was needed was merely his own belief in flight.’’
Symbolic of freedom
Page 74
• ‘’Goldie Gumede and his race of angels who believed they were capable of flight.’’
These were his followers
Page 97 GENIE
• ‘’she needs to send a colorful bird…’’
Symbol of colorful bird check pack
Page 179
• ‘’it was a sculpture that consisted of three pieces, namely ‘Golden’, ‘Lady in waiting’, and
‘Firebird’. He dedicated the sculpture to Genie for reasons that were obvious to him.’’
This is Genie’s life in an art form made by Vida
Page 183
• ‘’You need to let me go.’’
To love Genie is to let her go :(
Page 184
• ‘’You cannot save me.’’
Vida had saved Genie before, but this time he cannot do anything.
Page 185
• ‘’he could not forgive her initial willingness to leave him.’’
He (Vida) is upset because she is done fighting and does not want to live anymore, he
views it has her wanting to leave him alone.
Page 191
• ‘’The only difference between herself and the sunflowers was that they had yellow halos
and hers was a reddish brown.’’
Once again Genie is being compared to a sunflower.
Page 192
• ‘’you cannot take another’s presence with you wherever you go, but another’s absence
need never leave you.’’
This is a lesson Vida taught Genie
Page 193
• ‘’Together they watch as Genies parents become a giant pair of silver wings that take to
the skies and turn into a flash of light and color as the glint and gleam in the
sunlight.’’ Common theme of death throughout the novel
Important Quotes & Book Notes
Page 9 Prologue (foreshadow and suspense)
• ‘’Third of September.’’
1978- Genie Born
2018- Genie Death
Goldie shot down plane
• ‘’Her hear calcified into the most precious and beautiful something…’’
Metaphorical source of emotions
Symbol of death
• ‘’that this story is choosing to be told.’’
Story is deliberate and is happening for a reason
• ‘’culmination of genealogies
Interconnectedness
• ‘’blue-violet flowers’’
Day she betrayed Dingani
Page 15 Genesis (the start/origin/beginning)
• ‘’she discovered that it was a shiny golden egg.’’
This is Genie (she is albino)
Page 16
• ‘’David Livingstone, Thomas Baines, Henry Morton Stanley.’’
Finding his identity
Page 23
• ‘’discovered, love lost, love regained, love unrequited, love remembered, love gone bad.’’
This is what the novel is essentially about
Page 24
• ‘’Make the people understand that they were still capable of flight…’’
Not have to give up anything
Page 25
• ‘’teach people about how aeroplanes work before the war was over.’’
Symbol of aeroplanes (more than a desire)
Page 43
• ‘’afraid she would fly away.’’ Represents freedom
, Page 52
• ‘’rightful place among them, welcoming the familiar itch of her skin as her arms come
into contact with he stalks and enjoying the cool dampness of the reddish-brown soil as
her toes burrowed in, rooting her in her place.’’
Genie is like a sunflower
Page 60
• ‘’we are all your family now…’’
we is italics because they are now his (not the other people on the farm)
Page 73
• ‘’what was needed was merely his own belief in flight.’’
Symbolic of freedom
Page 74
• ‘’Goldie Gumede and his race of angels who believed they were capable of flight.’’
These were his followers
Page 97 GENIE
• ‘’she needs to send a colorful bird…’’
Symbol of colorful bird check pack
Page 179
• ‘’it was a sculpture that consisted of three pieces, namely ‘Golden’, ‘Lady in waiting’, and
‘Firebird’. He dedicated the sculpture to Genie for reasons that were obvious to him.’’
This is Genie’s life in an art form made by Vida
Page 183
• ‘’You need to let me go.’’
To love Genie is to let her go :(
Page 184
• ‘’You cannot save me.’’
Vida had saved Genie before, but this time he cannot do anything.
Page 185
• ‘’he could not forgive her initial willingness to leave him.’’
He (Vida) is upset because she is done fighting and does not want to live anymore, he
views it has her wanting to leave him alone.
Page 191
• ‘’The only difference between herself and the sunflowers was that they had yellow halos
and hers was a reddish brown.’’
Once again Genie is being compared to a sunflower.
Page 192
• ‘’you cannot take another’s presence with you wherever you go, but another’s absence
need never leave you.’’
This is a lesson Vida taught Genie
Page 193
• ‘’Together they watch as Genies parents become a giant pair of silver wings that take to
the skies and turn into a flash of light and color as the glint and gleam in the
sunlight.’’ Common theme of death throughout the novel
