Analysis Of Fly Away Home By Eve Bunting

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Most people take things for granted and don’t realize what they have, but sadly some don’t even have a home or barely enough money for food. Have you ever thought about what a poor person's life is like? In the story “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting, is about a poor family, Andrew and his dad, who has to live in the airport. You can tell that Andrew’s life is hard, but he stays positive. By the end of the story, he realizes his life connects to a bird in a story. I think that Andrew and his dad are always positive even if things don't go your way. Andrew’s life is hard, he's poor but still keeps a positive attitude. First of all, he lives in an airport, this shows that it must be hard for him. But he doesn't really mind, because in the story …show more content…

For example he always helps even if it isn't much! In fact he stopped getting pie and saved up to help. This proves how much he wants to just help even if it isn't a big difference. Moreover, even if he lives in an airport he doesn't complain. This reflects that he knows it will only be harder is he complained and that would just add on the stress. Additionally, he feels that he wants to punch and push others, and even cry when they see families greeting, getting to go home. But he keeps everything inside. This illustrates that he doesn’t want to get caught, he just keeps quite. Always be positive even when things don’t go your way. Andrew and his dad's life kinda relates to a bird Andrew saw stuck on a window. It was stuck for a while then it flew free.They know that some day they will get an apartment or a home. Furthermore, they are both temporarily “stuck” at the airport. In the story it states, “It took a while but a door opened.” This proves that he know it will get better just like the birds life. Therefore, things are a mess they both know they both know they can get out of it and go to a better place. This reflects to just be patient. He mostly pays attention to the positive part, when the bird gets out of the window In “Fly Away Home” as you can see one of the things you can learn from Andrew is to always be positive even if things don’t go your way. I think that Andrew throughout the story shows this by being strong and not complaining even when he has a hard life and others have it

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