IDA MAE JONES WANTS TO FLY
SUMMARY
In the first five chapters of Fly Girl written by Sherri L. Smith, we meet our characters: Ida Mae Jones, Jolene, Thomas, Able, Grandy, and Ida's mother. In the first chapter, we learn the Ida is an 18 year old house cleaner with the hopes of becoming a pilot. Her inspiration was her father who died of a terrible accident when Ida was younger, but her father was a licensed pilot making Ida want to follow in his footsteps. In this time period, World War Two just started and Ida's older brother, Thomas (a 22 year old that is studying medicine), got enlisted in the war. This was a tragedy for Ida's family because they were all worried for him. A few years later, the war is still occurring and Able (Ida's younger brother), had seen an article in the newspaper informing about a women's flying academy to help with the war. Ida read that newspaper and was filled with joy because she never had a chance to actually fly for a good reason because women weren't permitted to fly in that time period. This flying academy was called the W.A.S.P - Women Air force Service Pilots. Since this was a once in a lifetime chance, Ida took the big opportunity and went to sign up (secretly). Since Ida had no flying license, she took her fathers and changed the photo and the name to Ida Mae Jones. When she arrived to sign up for W.A.S.P, she saw a colored women that could not sign up for W.A.S.P. A few minutes later she saw a white women that easily made it. Since Ida was a very light skinned women, she got enlisted pretending she was from Spanish culture.
QUOTES-
1. "Just remembering my first time in a plane, in my daddy's old Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny," I get goose bumps. Nothing else on Gods green Earth does that to me.
2. " Her interview does not take long. Three minutes later she emerges, her head held high, but her face holds the opposite of the smile her milkmaid wore. She does not look at me or the secretary, just shakes her head and waits for the elevator to arrive."
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| Ida Mae Jones |
In the first five chapters of Fly Girl written by Sherri L. Smith, we meet our characters: Ida Mae Jones, Jolene, Thomas, Able, Grandy, and Ida's mother. In the first chapter, we learn the Ida is an 18 year old house cleaner with the hopes of becoming a pilot. Her inspiration was her father who died of a terrible accident when Ida was younger, but her father was a licensed pilot making Ida want to follow in his footsteps. In this time period, World War Two just started and Ida's older brother, Thomas (a 22 year old that is studying medicine), got enlisted in the war. This was a tragedy for Ida's family because they were all worried for him. A few years later, the war is still occurring and Able (Ida's younger brother), had seen an article in the newspaper informing about a women's flying academy to help with the war. Ida read that newspaper and was filled with joy because she never had a chance to actually fly for a good reason because women weren't permitted to fly in that time period. This flying academy was called the W.A.S.P - Women Air force Service Pilots. Since this was a once in a lifetime chance, Ida took the big opportunity and went to sign up (secretly). Since Ida had no flying license, she took her fathers and changed the photo and the name to Ida Mae Jones. When she arrived to sign up for W.A.S.P, she saw a colored women that could not sign up for W.A.S.P. A few minutes later she saw a white women that easily made it. Since Ida was a very light skinned women, she got enlisted pretending she was from Spanish culture.
QUOTES-
1. "Just remembering my first time in a plane, in my daddy's old Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny," I get goose bumps. Nothing else on Gods green Earth does that to me.
- Pg. 3, Chapter 1, Sherry L. Smith
- This quote made me impressed by how Ida is so attached to flying "Jenny".
- I think this quote shows that Ida is very attached to flying and feels a very strong connection to her father when she is in the sky.
- I also think the reason why she feels a strong connection is because her father was a pilot as well and "Jenny" reminds her of him
2. " Her interview does not take long. Three minutes later she emerges, her head held high, but her face holds the opposite of the smile her milkmaid wore. She does not look at me or the secretary, just shakes her head and waits for the elevator to arrive."
- Pg. 43, chapter 5, Sherry L. Smith
- This quote made me angry because back then, you were judged by the color of your skin.
- I think that just because you are different from other people, it doesn't mean you should be treated differently just because those were the rules of society.
- The way the author explained how the other woman came out of the room made me understand how hurt she was, but she was strong enough to not show it.
CONCLUSION
The 5 chapters I read from Fly Girl show me many things like the characters, Ida's family, the war, the academy, and a lot more. At this point i really like the book and i think, it gets to the point very quickly. Due to the information from the first 5 chapters, I predict that Ida will go to the academy and have tough times, but she will learn.
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