The People Could Fly Moral

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The People Could Fly, a folktale by Virginia Hamilton, talks about the people of Africa who go from being free as birds to being trapped and losing their wings. The moral of the story is that all people should be free and have equal rights. The intended audience is everyone, especially people who live in a society like the one in The People Could Fly. The moral of the story is that all people should be free and treated equally. I know this because the folktale is about people in Africa who lose their freedom and are not treated fairly. I know they aren’t treated fairly because in paragraph 13, it says Sarah couldn’t stand up straight any longer. She was too weak. The sun burned her face.” This shows that she is being mistreated all because

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