Hate is a powerful tool: it can break barriers, create violence, establish revenge, or destroy people completely. Leaving rationality behind; “Hate is a way of closing the mind to some extent, in order to manage overwhelming stress or trauma” (Wilson 2014), through hate people become detached from practicality and inevitably lash out with violence and revenge. The main character Zits in Sherman Alexie's novel Flight embarks on a spiritual journey to discover what hatred, violence, and revenge can cause. The cause of Zits' hatred, the violence of his past, the effects of violence, the symbol of Zits-Justice's hatred, and the change seen in Zits at the end of the novel all show how hatred develops throughout the story . Throughout the novel it is speculated that Justice is a figment of Zit's imagination. As if it were an evil invention in Zit's head. Summoning revenge and hating Zits collides with harsh reality. Justice becomes this figure in his life that tells him to act in revenge for his hatred. Because of this, Zits feels justified – no pun intended – in committing atrocities. But as Zits continues his spiritual journey, he discovers that every human being can reveal and focus on their own hatred. All this is perceived as his inner conscience, Justice is the evil counterpart while the past lives he experiences are his realization and the emergence of positive conscience. At the end of his journey Zits realizes that guiltless hatred is what creates horrible people and violence in the world. He implements this trip as a new beginning and works on his hatred as his life moves forward. When violence ensues, he breathes vengeance, which is shown by the character Gus, an Indian tracker in the 19th century. It is Zits' third transformation and one of the most important in recognizing the theme of hatred, violence and revenge. At first Zits encounters resistance from this vessel which symbolizes how hatred is controlling him. Gus' memory is made up of pain and anger over a massacre of loved ones, and now, as those thoughts run through Zits' head, he leads soldiers to an Indian camp for a massacre. What we learn from Gus' desperation is that from it arises the will to cause violence, which then happens. Zits explains this exactly by saying, “This is what revenge can do to you” (Alexie 88). In chapter 12 we find out that Zits feels all the weight and age in Gus' body. The relationship Gus has with the little girl Zits continues to take its toll on him. However, what Zits learns through his transformation is that acceptance is the way to eradicate