Fly Away Home Themes

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Never Ever Give Up

In the sad children's book Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, one can determine that the theme of the story is to never" If I can find more work. If we can save some money." (Bunting, 25) This shows the theme because it shows that the dad never gives up on finding another job, and them saving money. First, in the book it said, "The little brown bird threw itself at the glass, fell panting on the floor." It also said, "And then it found an instant when a sliding door was open and slipped through it." (Bunting, 16) This quote shows the theme because even though the bird hurt his wing flying into the window he didn’t give up and he was able to find an opening through the sliding door. Second, in the book it said, " But I

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