The Flight from Childhood Innocence “Flight” by John Steinbeck was published in 1938. Other works created by Steinbeck include “The Grapes of Wrath”, “East of Eden”, “Of Mice and Men, and “The Pearl”. John Steinbeck typically writes about life during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in California. He tends to try to find an organic means of expression, though his pieces of literature. Specifically, in “Flight”, Pepé Torres travels into town on a mission from his mother to retrieve supplies. Pepé returns home claiming he had killed a man so he packs his belongings and journeys into the mountains. Steinbeck includes various literary devices, mostly including, characterization, theme, and symbolism. Pepé’s journey symbolizes the growth from a boy into a man. John Steinbeck in “Flight” illustrates the journey of a boy shedding his childhood innocence and growing into a man.
“Flight” is a short story written by John Steinbeck. “Flight” takes place in Monterey, California and follows a boy by the name of Pepé Torres and his journey to become a man. John Steinbeck opens the short story by explaining the setting and how Pepé is a, “gentle, affectionate boy” (Steinbeck), who is lazy. He is protected by his mother, Mama Torres, until his mother sends him into town for salt and medicine. Pepé has never been trusted with such a mission and his mother gives him his father’s hat, leather band, and his handkerchief for the journey. Later that night, the boy returns to his mother