Fear of Flying

Besides the id, ego, and superego, and the Thanatos and Eros drives, what other Freudian concepts play a role in the novel, and what purpose do they serve?

How does Jong use narrative voice, structure, and metaphor to formulate a critique of society in fictional form? How does the novel draw from earlier novels of social criticism, such as Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels?

How does Isadora embody a feminist argument even while often falling short of feminist ideals? How does Jong use her protagonist to dramatize the struggle to overcome internalized misogyny and other forms of social conditioning?