Signs and Symbols

Importance of The Bird

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The unfledged bird drowning in the puddle in paragraph 4 represents the helplessness that the married couple feels towards the troubling state of their son. Throughout the story, the narrator emphasizes the fact that the boy's family cannot do anything about his struggles. Similarly, the bird that cannot fly is helpless when it is stuck in a puddle.

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