Shirley Golden's Short Story 'The Right Time To Fly'

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The right time to fly
Life is about growing up, learning, learning about other people, but mainly about yourself, how do I act in certain situations, and mostly importantly. How do I move on? A man in the short story “The Right Time to Fly”, written by Shirley Golden, named Marcus is trying to figure out on how to move on with his life, and for that he needs a little push
Marcus works at a landfill where he has worked for 10 years, he was once married, and had a son who died at a very young age, because he fell out of a window. In the short story he meets Suzy, who helps him folding out his wings and move on.
The landscape where Marcus lives and works is important to mention when talking about the theme in this short story. The most essential theme of the short story is guilt, starting over and moving on. Which is hard for the main …show more content…

And the sun, evident for the first time in weeks, glitters off a single burnished surface, like a star fallen in the waste. He tilts his head, charting the range of shapes until he lifts his gaze to where the radiator remains. And damn it, he must be at the oddest angle because it looks just like a pair of wings.” (p. 5 l. 165-170)

The relationship between Marcus and Suzy is poor in the beginning, as mentioned before Marcus does not want to see Suzy trespassing the landfill, but he is quickly persuaded, and has a conversation with Suzy at their second interaction.
“His stomach grumbles. He can’t remember the last time someone cooked for him. “This doesn’t mean I’m going to let you in the yard…” She grins. “Hey stay cool. It’s just a burger. We’re not getting married or nothin’.”” (p. 2 l. 62-64)
Where he gets offered food, and gets reminded that the last time someone made him food was his ex-wife, his stomach grumbling is his own guts telling him to let it happen, and maybe also that’s why he is more likely to talk, because she then reminded him about the time when he got

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