Why do you think there are birds on the cover of the novel?
Created: 02/06/20
Replies: 9
Join Date: 10/15/10
Posts: 3442
Join Date: 08/10/17
Posts: 215
Join Date: 04/14/11
Posts: 201
The book cover featuring blue birds, that are similar to traditional Mexican Talavera tiles and they are surrounded by barbed wire. To me birds mean freedom and have the ability to travel wherever they can fly. think that the cover represents the fact that people are being kept from going where they can be safe.
Join Date: 08/30/14
Posts: 265
Join Date: 03/14/19
Posts: 208
Join Date: 12/04/17
Posts: 53
TO be honest, I hadn't even noticed! They could be doves with an olive branch or flight or a special part of her (Lydia's) list of favorite books....I just thought they were pretty and there weren't a lot of dramatic, eye-catching options for this story.
Join Date: 09/03/15
Posts: 89
Join Date: 01/14/15
Posts: 78
This question reminds me of Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." The caged bird sings because he's tied up, his wings are clipped. The free bird has too much life to deal with. No time to sing. In the case of this novel, Lydia and company are beautiful birds with no time to sing as they are too busy striving for their freedom from the cage. Flight.
Join Date: 03/29/16
Posts: 380
Join Date: 04/21/11
Posts: 5
Reply
Please login to post a response.