The Way Up to Heaven Lesson Plan

What, specifically, did Mrs. Foster worry about with her flight to Paris? Do you think her fears were valid?

While Mrs. Foster does have an extreme anxiety about missing planes, her flight to Paris is special. She plans to see her daughter and her son-in-law. She’ll also see her grandchildren for the first time. She’s incredibly excited about this trip. Mrs. Foster is specifically worried that her husband will get in the way of her seeing her child and grandchildren. “This, she kept telling herself, was the one plane she must not miss. It had taken months to persuade her husband to allow her to go. If she missed it, he might easily decide that she should cancel the whole...