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Historical Allusions In Ha Songnan's Short Story 'Waxen Wings'

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Everyone has their fair share of tragedies in life. Many of us fail and quit, but a special few keep trying until their dreams are realized. In Ha Songnan’s short story “Waxen Wings”, a young woman, nicknamed Birdie, goes through many tragedies in life. Her desire to fly starts with swinging as a child, gymnastics as a teen, and hanggliding as a young adult, which all end up as failures. Because of Birdie’s experiences, she comes to the conclusion that one must keep trying until their dream comes true. Songnan utilizes Historical Allusions, a problem-solution structure, and a second person point of view to develop this theme of never giving up, which, in the end, wouldn’t make this story a tragedy. The first tool Songnan uses are Historical

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