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This 3 page paper discusses the themes of freedom and worth within the text of Richard Bach's book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight. More than anything else, Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to
fly"(Bach 12). These few lines capture the heart and breadth of what has easily become a standard reading for most throughout their school years. Those who find Jonathan Livingston
Seagull at a later date are always profoundly moved by the tale and wonder why they had not come to it sooner. On the surface, this tale is about a
seagull wanting to learn to fly higher and faster than any of the others. However, for most people, it is the message about freedom, realizing ones dreams, and the messages
about ultimate worth that transcend the simple tale. Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a metaphor for many things, but in particular, Jonathan is representative of that impulse that is an innate
desire in every human being: to be oneself. The significance of the individual against societys confines strikes a particular chord with those who find themselves in similar situations. Jonathan is
told that flying is for survival only, not for pleasure. Flying should only be done well enough to feed oneself and make it back to shore. But for one reason
or another Jonathan cannot deny that within himself that wants to fly higher and faster, more perfect than before. Eventually, this individualistic thinking gets Jonathan banished from his flock
because he is an embarrassment to them. What is particularly poignant about this part of the book is that at the point of his darkest despair comes his greatest discovery.
He leaves the flock, downhearted, and flies higher to a place where he eventually is taught what it means to really fly. If he had not been banished from his
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