1. animals in The Wars
Soon after, the same bird sings again, "one long note descending; three that [waver]" (142). ... He wonders why the man did not kill them all, and then he hears the bird sing once again, its song wavering "on the brink of sadness. ... Robert associates birds with the perilous times at war that he can never forget. ... He promised Rowena that he would stay with her forever and that the rabbits would stay forever, too. ... So Rowena's rabbits are killed, "[b]ecause a girl died, and her rabbits survived her" (20). ...
- Word Count: 1801
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School