Fly Away Home Short Story

This quote really hit home for me. It shows me that life is going to hand me different and hard things but I am strong enough mentally to accomplish them. When I was eleven years old, I was struggling in baseball.

People have learned to be resilient in order to overcome serious hardships. A person’s resilience can be seen through how they handle bad experiences; to be resilient in the face of adversity. People who never give up and always fight back even when it gets hard are resilient. Some believe that resilience is a trait that can be learned.

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.

though it is hard to get through the hard times, that it is possible to be triumphant.

According to Jared Padalecki, ”Always keep fighting. You are not alone.” *Even though it might take time, you should keep on living your best life. The quote relates to The Outsiders because the protagonist, Ponyboy, starts spiraling downwards once Dally and Johnny pass away and wants to give up. This saying states you should never give up and work through the tough points in your life.

Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. (Marta)

He’s also focused on what people at school would think of him and worries about his popularity status. He’s continuously trying to prove himself to others of his “coolness” to help mask the pressure he experiences from his dad. After reflecting on his decision to prank this other student he realizes the humiliation and pain that this kid had to go through. He thinks about what the kids’ dad had to say having to see their son in such a condition. After thinking about and realizing the effect of his actions, Andrew finds himself regretting doing what his dad might want instead of thinking about the outcome of

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” -Joshua J. Marine. If you face a trouble/hardship in life and you find a way to overcome them, life will teach you a valuable lesson. Ponyboy faces many deaths/troubles in his life; when he figured out how to get over them, he benefits tremendously. S.E. Hinton focuses on the topic of: everyone goes through hardships, it’s how you deal with them that teach you a greater lesson in life.

To End, Andrew and his dad’s life relates to ”the bird”. In the story, a bird in the book got stuck in the airport and waited a few days until it’s wing got better then flew away home. In the text Andrew said “ Fly Away Home! Though I couldn’t hear it, I knew it was singing. Nothing made me as happy as that bird. Andrew and his dad’s life relates to the bird because the bird got stuck in an airport. This illustrates that they live in an airport. Another reason the bird connects with their life, is because the bird eventually gets out of the airport. This means that someday, Andrew and his dad might get an apartment and leave the airport like the bird. Lastly, Andrew is positive that what happened to the bird will happen to him. This proves Andrew is hoping to get an apartment soon. Andrew and his dad’s life relates to “the

We all know it’s hard to perservere through rough situations, and not everyone can; but when you don’t let your predicament influence the choices you make, you can perservere

I like the quote by a famous Hockey Ice-skater, "In life, there are times when we choose our challenges and other times when the challenges simply choose us” Travis Roy, what I perceived by that is, “no matter what comes your way, there is still a little strength left to help you succeed; whether it’s our fault or not.”

“God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers” Psalm 18:31. This quote from the bible speaks to many people in many ways. For me it shows that from any hardships that comes your way you can face it and push through it. I believe that through bad times and hardships God will help you through all things.

First, this quote has a deep and wonderful meaning that can be interpreted in many different ways. To me, it means that if you never give up, there will be a time when something pleasant will happen. It can also be interpreted as the moment you give up, you begin to lose courage and your shots of improvement begin to fade. Either way, this is my two ways of understanding this quote.

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.

In the short story Fly away home by Eve Bunting one common theme in the story is that both the dad and Andrew are really smart because they find out how to not get caught and fit in and they also found out different ways to get money and they have patience. In the beginning of the story Andrew and his dad are smart and use tactics to not get noticed or kicked out of the airport. One tactic that they use is to change airlines every day that is a good idea because then the airport police wouldn't notice them. Another tactic they used to not get noticed is that they wear clean blue clothes to fit in with the crowd this is a smart because then they will look normal and most likely not get caught.