Never Give Up In Eve Bunting's Fly Away Home

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In the story “Fly Away Home” by Eve bunting the theme is never give up because, in the beginning Andrew says his number one rule is to not get noticed, in the middle Andrew carries people's luggage for 50 cents, and in the end Andrew's dad says he has to start school. This story is about a boy named Andrew who is poor, but lives at an airport with his dad. they try their best to get money for an apartment or home but they can not suffice.
My first reason, that the theme is never give up is because in the beginning Andrew and his dad stated that their number one rule is not to get noticed. this shows that they’re not giving up because they’re not just abandoning hope and going to live out on the streets, they’re trying their best to stay

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