Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsyth (Study questions)
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Black Aeroplane
By Frederick Forsyth
Q:
“I will take the risk.” What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?
The
risk the narrator refers to is flying through a storm despite knowing the possible
dangers involved. The narrator takes this risk because he was desperate to
reach his home and have breakfast with his family. He prioritizes his desire to
be at home with his family over the safety concerns of flying through the storm.
Q:
Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
When
the narrator decided to flew in to the storm, he was suddenly surrounded by
darkness. He experienced severe turbulence and the plane started shaking. All
his instruments including compass and radio stopped working which added to the
chaos and disorientation. The narrator felt a mix of fear and determination as
he struggled to navigate through the intense and perilous conditions of the
storm.
Q:
Why does the narrator say, “I landed and not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota...
“?
The
narrator says this because he had just gone through an incredibly harrowing and
stressful experience flying through the storm. Landing safely brought immense
relief, and he felt glad to leave behind the old Dakota, the aircraft that had
caused him so much anxiety and danger during the flight.
What
made woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
The
woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because, according
to the radar, there was not other plane in the sky during the time the narrator
was flying through the storm. This was puzzling because the narrator mentioned
being guided by another mysterious black aeroplane, which did not appear on the
radar, making his story seem unbelievable or strange to her.
Q:
Who do you think help the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among
yourselves and give reasons for your answer.
The
mysterious black aeroplane and its pilot are implied to be almost supernatural or
imaginary entities that helped the narrator. Since no such plane was detected by
the control centre, it suggests that the help the narrator received might have
been a hallucination, a divine intervention, or a product of his own subconscious
mind in a desperate situation. This element mystery adds a supernatural or
psychological twist to the story, leaving the true nature of the helper open to
interpretation.
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