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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 9/11 Passages
Now, let us proceed to the second line of that verse. This is where reality is somewhat challenged, as the scene evoked in the passage could only happen in an alternate world. It is not hard or impossible to imagine seeing a bird in flight amidst the azure above us. It is, after all, an occurrence that happens almost daily. Every now and then, when we look up to the heavens, we could sometimes see one lone bird soaring against the blue. What makes this line surreal, though, is the fact that it gives the reader the idea that the bird is trapped in an eternal flight. That it is forced to cover the vastness of the heavens, never to rest, never to stop in its journey. Yes, some birds are known to migrate from one place to another, and they could

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