A man in a red shirt is standing next to a woman in a blue dress. They are both holding hands and smiling at each other. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The stars shine at night. The author's use of flight as a metaphor for escape in black fiction is an example of Ellison's exploration of black folklore. This trope is common among slaves who imagined themselves able to fly back to Africa. Can we conclude that Ellison does not think that tropes in black fiction have deeper meaning?
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