Flight Behavior is a brilliant and suspenseful novel set in present day Appalachia; a breathtaking parable of catastrophe and denial that explores how the complexities we inevitably encounter in life lead us to believe in our particular chosen truths. Kingsolver's riveting story concerns a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factions—religious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicians—trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world. Flight Behavior is arguably Kingsolver's must thrilling and accessible novel to date, and like so many other of her acclaimed works, represents contemporary American fiction at its finest.

 Flight Behavior

Climate change is at the forefront of the world&rsquo;s problems. Global warming, pollution, deforestation, extinctions &mdash; all pose an immediate threat. And if these weren&rsquo;t enough, there&rsquo;s now denial and false science to contend with. Indeed future generations will have their hands full atoning for the sins of their forebears.&nbsp;
To better and sooner solve the problem of climate change we must act now. Concrete, daily actions &mdash;at the individual, social, and political levels&mdash; are fundamental. But to ensure these become lifestyles and not remain as mere fads, education and sensitivity training must complement environmental policies. This is where literature comes in.
In Barbara Kingsolver&rsquo;s 2012 novel, Flight Behavior, this theme is treated with both endearing hope and urgent struggle. Ecofiction and ecocriticism are quickly becoming popular literary genres, and their relevance to and impact in today&rsquo;s world must extend to the classroom, so that younger generations don&rsquo;t get lost in resignation and hopelessness.
In addition to Kingsolver&rsquo;s work, a complementary selection of documentaries and essays will aim to inform, challenge, and inspire in the fight to ensure that every individual, present and future, has access to the planet&rsquo;s natural legacy.

RODRIGO JALAL HERNANDEZ PADILLA

Ecosense & Ecosensibility: Addressing Climate Change through Literature

3) What do you think of the novel's portrayal of the media&rsquo;s treatment of Dellarobia and of the monarch phenomenon? Are we still in an era where &ldquo;&hellip;every environmental impact story has to be made into something else&rdquo;? (pg. 230)
 
I think it is a perfect presentation on how media usually just attend or are present to a cause or in this case a phenomenon if they find it profitable for it to be seen because as this chapter says they are not asking questions to the scientist because that won't sell so they go to a more catching witness that could give them a more &ldquo;interesting&rdquo; story
 
4) How does Della react when she first sees the Monarchs? What greater meaning do the butterflies hold for her? How is she like the butterflies? How does finding them transform her life?
 
With all that was narrated in that chapter, it is seen that Della is not having a good time and she is really depressed about her current circumstances in her life, but when she sees the butterfly she seems surprised but also revealing due to this phenomenon she interprets it as a sign of God (and this case of disapproval with the situation with the telephone repairman) and we can see that from there she will start watching things from a different perspective and later on she discovers that far from being a sign of god it was a sign of climate change

Flight Behavior

Barbara Kingsolver

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