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"Our Missing Hearts"

This is a line from a poem Margaret writes. It symbolizes how language can be transformed or be distorted.

Nature

This is where Bird and Sadie are alone for the first time without surveillance. It symbolizes the opposite of the dystopian society where they have been raised.

Fairy Tales and Hero Tales

These are stories Margaret tells Bird. They symbolize resistance against censoring and the smothering creativity.

Legos

These are what Bird is playing with when his mother leaves. They symbolize his trust that she will return.

Anna Akhmatova

This is a Russian poet whose biography Margaret reads when she is sleeping in a library one night. It symbolizes how artists can resist oppressive political regimes.

Libraries

These are repositories for books. They symbolize the free dissemination of information.

The Boy Who Drew Cats

This is a Japanese folk tale. It symbolizes facing one’s...

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