1.
“‘Do you think that your wings were given to you to be
always folded by your sides, and that all you have to do in the world is to
dress your feathers and make yourself look pretty?’” (page 802)
I think the first half of this quote is relatable; my
parents always tell me, “You have [something], so USE IT! It’s not there for
decoration!” So I can definitely imagine a father bird telling his son that he
has wings to fly so he should use them because that’s what they are for. The
second half of the quote is a fun play on personification, in my opinion.
Imagine in the human world, jeans help us maneuver ourselves. The father bird
is basically saying, “Your jeans don’t just make you look good. They help you
get places.”
2.
“‘They will do nothing but quarrel and fight,’ she said, ‘unless
they part.’” (page 806)
This is a very sweet quote but it is also a bit sad when one
thinks about it long enough. It speaks to me like all the Richard Linklater
movies about life and how things just change over time. When a bird flies back
home to feed the babies, they all chirp angrily and sometimes peck at each
other so they can get the worm. Honestly, this is the same thing in the human
world. I fought with my sister on wanting a piece of chicken skin or the last
piece of candy. But once we all become individuals, taking care of no one but ourselves,
it’s no surprise that the quarrelling stops. That is, unless, there are people
who are still young at heart haha.
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