Theme of lesson his first flight
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‘The first flight’ is written by Liam O’ Flaherty. The story is based on teaching courage and self-confidence. It is basically the story of a young seagull who starts learning how to fly. The main intention and theme of the story are about how one should overcome his fears to conquer in life. The mother seagull harshly tries to teach the young seagull how to fly. Sometimes, the mother turns out to be so cruel but it is all for the good of the young one. The basis of the theme lies in the fact as to how one should be self-confident to achieve great things in life.
“Making a leap to fly high in the skies, overcoming fear and weakness is the theme of this story. To fly is the life purpose of a bird .Only by flying can it survive to get its food. It has to be independent because parents cannot provide food always. We too must learn life from the young seagull. We must overcome fear, shyness, nervousness and all unnecessary thinking and strive hard to reach out goal. The importance of ‘family’ as a source of inspiration and motivation is also the central idea conveyed through the story of the seagull .The mother of the young one is the real motivator who is responsible for the “First Successful Flight”.