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Another ominous bird appears when Robert and his men are close to enemy lines. The bird "[sings] over their heads" (136) causing

Another ominous bird appears when Robert and his crew are close to enemy lines. A bird sings and Robert looks up to see the deadly gas easing towards them. He is able to react quickly and save most of his crew. Soon after, the same bird sings again, "one long note descending; three that [waver]" (142). Then Robert sees the German soldier whom he ends up killing when he thinks that the man is reaching for a gun. Robert realizes that the German was only reaching for his binoculars, even though there is a sniper rifle sitting right beside him. He wonders why the man did not kill them all, and then he hears the bird sing once again, its song wavering "on the

In American Indian Stories, University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition, the author, Zitkala-Sa, tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. “Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition” (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events in her life as a Dakota Sioux Indian. This essay will describe and analyze Native American life as described by Zitkala-Sa’s American Indian Stories, it will relate to Native Americans and their interactions with American societies, it will

“... the [scarlet ibis] began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated, and amid much flapping and a spray of flying feathers, it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and landing at our feet with a thud. Its long, graceful neck jerked twice into an S, then straightened out, and the bird was still.”(8)

Audubon speaks about the phenomenon in seemingly awestruck way, noting their power and magnitude while noting the birds’ formation as a natural wonder. A striking characteristic of his description is his

In her book American Indian Stories, Zitkala-Sa's central role as both an activist and writer surfaces, which uniquely combines autobiography and fiction and represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion. In the tradition of sentimental, autobiographical fiction, this work addresses keen issues for American Indians' dilemmas with assimilation. In Parts IV and V of "School Days," for example, she vividly describes a little girl's nightmares of paleface devils and delineates her bitterness when her classmate died with an open Bible on her bed. In this groundbreaking scene, she inverts the allegation of Indian religion as superstition by labeling

After eating some food and resting, he headed to the village nearby. At his arrival, “the whole village was roused”. “Children shrieked” and “women fainted”. “Some fled, some attacked” the creature. The creature was “grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons”. He ran away and “fearfully took refuge in a low hovel”. (p. 83)

Thus, through the initial impression of the man of the bird’s brave and challenging movements by the utilisation of poetic techniques, the reader is able to visualise the bird’s characteristic it inherits and gain a deeper understanding of nature and the impression of humanity distinctively.

Birds are shown throughout our culture as symbols. Simply by their appearance, they can spark feelings of love, freedom, or wonder in the hearts of people. Birds are creatures that have attributes similar to the beings on earth that are so fascinated with them. Humans are full of constant bewilderment and curiosity, so it is no epiphany that they are entranced by such graceful creatures of the sky. People tend to use birds as symbolism, given the stark similarities between the creatures in the sky and humans. Each can fly with the desire to soar above in the sky and see all that is hidden down below. Both humans and birds can sing songs of revelation to their neighboring friends. Additionally, birds and humans can find themselves being restrained by something. Although such a comparison seems bizarre, Anthony Doerr captured the essence of birds and its connections entirely in his novel, All the Light We Cannot See. Almost every character that is spoken of has an aspect of freedom and flight deep in their story. Doerr’s novel follows the life of two teenagers as they travel through life during the disaster of World War Two. Many characters in the novel exhibit actions and situations in which a bird might find itself in. Werner finds himself fighting restraints, as a bird would to its cage. Marie-Laure is a young birds stretching her wings for the first time. The surrounding friends and characters also face the issues of the war, similar to which a bird struggles with the

“Well, for instance, when I left her to-day, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she said. `The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering

While he was flying over Nag and Nagaina's nest he had noticed a broken egg. He flew down to see with a smooth landing right above it on the tree. He heard something slithering near the bushes under him. He peaked over to see what it was and freaked out once he saw it was a cobra.

On the way to see Spike, the eagle met his friend Komodo dragon who was keen to join him to face Spike. The eagle decided to take two friends along to witness his meeting with Spike to make sure an agreement is achieved peacefully. The eagle would need to find one more friend to go with them to see Spike.

Its exaggerated, elongated features, especially accentuating the beak, difficult to determine what species of bird it might be modeled after. In Ben Amos’s text, she argues that the animals’ disproportional depictions, which violate the cannon of aesthetics, are a “visual statement abut moral aberration.” In other words, the Bird’s “ugliness” reflects its insides. As it does not belong to this world, even visually, the bird most likely stands as a metaphor for prophecy but more complexly, a divine king's ability to triumph over fate and destiny. After Esigie's reign, the bird's symbolism shifted from a sign of doom to the king's

He seemed the happiest when we are all in pain. He called down Jake next and his procedure was the same, the rough men pinning him under water, the same wails of pain. After his flash of light, there was a large bald eagle in his place. The eagle had broad wings and a sharp beak. The only thing that made it different from regular birds was that he had one white talon while the other was a normal yellow. Jake sat calmly and collected as if he knew that trying to escape would result in pain. Of course, he was right. His escape plan would get him about ten feet, then he would be harassed with grueling pain. In his calm stance he seemed to simply not want to be an eagle anymore and, “BAM”! With a flash of light he was human again, but with no marks or signs of

“Odysseus, son of Laertes, o Master Mariner, almighty warrior and expert captain, I come to inform thee of this island you are about to ponder upon. On this island of Agapios lies a truly petrifying beast, one known as Karibrion. Winged and a flying master, it can also stand on the earth we stand on. Though it may seem friendly upon your first encounter, do not befriend it. You will only meet one, and there is a catch associated with this: the one you meet will give you food but eat seven of your men, or you can leave the island and search elsewhere in hopes of survival. Be careful, because they move so quickly, you may not notice at first that your men are missing. Their trickery is nothing to be tested. If it were me, I would stay here. It is the lesser of two evils.”