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The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton
Have you ever had your freedom taken away? Well in “The People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton shows a message about freedom because the folktales talks about people escaping throughout course of being captured. This story is intended for readers who have been suffered or caused suffering because the story analyzes a meaning of freedom about escaping from captivity. The story is meant for people who suffered because they need to know about freedom and finally get out of misery.
Likewise, the author relates the blackbirds and eagles because the eagle shows a symbol of freedom while the blackbird shows a meaning that they are enslaved. In paragraph 1 it states “The ones that could fly shed their wings. They couldn’t take their wings across the
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