Fly Away Home

Furthermore, O’Brien describes this jumbo jet as if it is a real bird. He explains its appearance as “a big sleek silver bird with feathers and talons high and screeching”, to explain the beauty of this plane. He uses imagery to emphasize the significance the freedom birds has on them. O’Brien gives a clear picture to allow readers to understand that even with their emotional baggage, they still have hope that they will one day be happy

As soon as I stepped off the airplane all I could think was, “what on Earth did I get myself into?” This place was hotter than hell and full of people buzzing around speaking a language beyond foreign to me. It was absolutely nothing like what I was expecting to see. Everyday we had the same schedule; we would play basketball against the local teens and after the games we would give the

How would you react living in an airport since you were young, well Andrew manages to keep a positive attitude. In the story Andrew said “My dad and I live in the airport, that's because we don't have a home and the airport is better than the streets.” This shows his attitude while living in the airport it’s tough but he does not want to show his dad that he truly wants to live in a house. Andrew tries to stay positive through the situation he’s going through. But he is a lot more positive than most people would be in his predicament. Another example on how Andrew is positive is when he saw the bird get stuck in the airport, “Don’t stop trying!” he told it silently. “Don’t! You can get out.” This part is significant to the story by showing how he is encouraging the bird to continue trying, that the bird can get out. But this makes me wonder if maybe he was just talking to himself because he has no one to help him stay positive. His dad surely does not encourage him his dad likes it at the airport his dad does not understand what Andrew really wants, yet Andrew still fights and he still has hope. The last example on how Andrew is positive is when he said “Then I remember the bird, It took awhile but a door opened and when the bird left, when it flew free, I knew it was singing.” It is important to notice that before he said this he almost lost hope, he got mad at the people around him because they had more than him. But he then tried to focus on something positive this shows that he truly wants to have hope and be positive.

In the months, weeks, and eventually days leading up to my flight to Germany the panic was gnawing away at me. Despite the fact that this wasn’t the first time I was venturing out without my parents or even my first time on a plane, it was my first time for a myriad of other experiences in my life. My first international adventure, my first time living with a family that wasn’t my own, and my first time being surrounded by people speaking a different language; all of which began with a simple decision to cross the threshold between the jet bridge and the plane.

In the story Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting Andrew is hopeful for a better life. There are 3 things that Andrew is hoping to happen so that he can have joy brought back to his life. The 3 things there are is the bird,money saving and teamwork with friends and family.

1. Magnus Andreas Brattesto was born April 14 1890 in Norway. Magus was the first-born son in his family of dozen children. He works on a fishing boat when he left school at ten. Magnus took a ship to America by the fist Norwegian immigrant ship called Restauration and nicknamed the Norwegian Mayflower. He like many immigrants turned to service in the army was in order to become a full citizen, when servicing somewhere no longer discriminated because they shredded blood for their country.

Andrew had a knack for investing in future successful industries. He began his rise to riches in the railroad industry, and he took advantage of it even after his retirement. He would invest in a company that produced sleeping cars for railroads just before the railroad industry’s boom. That investment earned him back over 10 million dollars, and would be merely the start of his success in stocks. He not only invested in stocks, but he also had the power to influence them, especially coal and steel. Andrew would often invest in coal, then ramp up the steel production, therefore using more coal and boosting the coal stock. This strategy led to his eventual title as the richest man ever. He also invested in oil and the automobile industry. Andrew, as previously mentioned, took pride in his relationship with his employees. He applied a similar strategy to his business partners and his executives. Often, in most business models, executives would receive a hefty salary every year. Instead of doing that, Andrew gave his employees an average salary, and a small percentage of ownership of the company. This bound them to the company and gave them more drive to have to company flourish, as it would indirectly increase their salary. In addition to that, partners who proved

While working for the railroad, he began to make investments in steel. Andrew was known as a ruthless businessman with a soft spot for his workers but

The first quote I chose came from chapter 15. This quote shows that it harmed his chances of survival at first. Then when he realized what he did it helps him tremendously. As it says in the book (chapter 15) “ And that had been the secret. He Had been looking for the color of the bird.” This hurt him in his chance his survival because he had been

In the story, Andrew is extra careful at dead time. Dead time is the time in between 3 and 4 AM. That is when they have to wake up. Before that, Andrew and his dad sleep separately and sitting up in chairs. Can you imagine sleeping like that every night? Secondly, Andrew is saving money by returning luggage carts for 50 cents each. This shows that he is thinking ahead for buying food and other needs. In addition, Andrew and his dad like it when it is crowded so they don’t get noticed. When I’m at an airport it is the opposite for me. Waiting in long lines is a nightmare. Also according to the story, Andrew and his dad change airlines every day for where they sleep. This shows that he knows how important it is not to get noticed. Finally, Andrew knows that his dad is trying to find a place to live all the time. He makes phone calls, checks newspaper, but the rent is alway to high for what he has. This explains that Andrew knows that he has a problem with not having a home. This shows that Andrew is an intelligent

Can you imagine living in an airport with little money, few friends, and at the age of five? In the story “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting, that is how Andrew lives. Ever though he live’s that way Andrew remains confident, hopeful, never gives up and stays positive.

Gratefulness. Those of us that have a lot of stuff don’t have it. But those of us who don’t have much stuff have all of it in the world. In the story “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting, Andrew and his father live in an Airport. Andrew doesn’t have much but he is grateful for everything he has.

As soon as the door opened, the heat hit me. It was like putting a hot iron in front of my face. But it felt even worse as there was a slight wind which pushed the heat towards me. My body was surrounded in a blanket of heat and I even started to sweat slightly. My uncle told me to wait by the lift as he went to collect the car so I wouldn’t have to walk as far and drag my suitcase along. While I waited, I took time to look around at the surroundings. I could see mountains which stretched towards the clouds and the airport behind me. There were a vast number of people walking around from their flight looking drowsy and with no energy. The frequent red double-decker bus also came and a few planes flew above my head. I didn’t even have to look, but I could hear the planes departing and arriving. The planes all looked the same in the sky, big and white with some sort of logo. During the wait, I took a few steps to take away the cramp. Although I had trainers on, I could feel and see that the floor was new. The concrete looked

As I looked out the window of the airplane, nothing below me looked familiar. The tall beautiful buildings of Spain that I once saw every morning were gone. The smell of my favourite next door bakery was soon going to get replaced. All my sunday adventures after a fascinating church service ended. Spain was where I belonged; an incredible country with incredible people. But I had to leave Spain in my past; I was moving to a new place and things were never going to be the same. I was distressed and frightened. There were no words that could describe how I felt that day when I realized that "home" wasn't in Spain anymore.

My journey the day I left my home country in search of a better life was not as pleasurable or exciting as I expected. Although it was not a long flight, the accumulation of unexpected vicissitudes during the trip made my dream of traveling an absolute nightmare. Not only my sadness to be leaving my family behind, the uncertainty to fly alone and for the first time, or my inexperience with the procedures at the airport contributed to this calamity, but even my neighbor on the plane added his bit of sand in the affair. All this situation was such traumatic to me that I even considered never daring to fly again.