Michael Frazier Period 7 9/18/00 Parkersburg High School Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach is basically about the story of an adventurous seagull's life. It looks like a book for a grade school reading level. After you scratch beneath the surface, however, I found the book is filled with things many fourth graders probably wouldn't grasp. Such as the use of use of personification, symbolism, and didactic themes. The story starts as a we …showed first 75 words of 1258 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1258 total…symbols, the flock for repression, the Elder for tyranny, and Jonathan as the savior. I found the book to be somewhat of a paradox. It is written light-heartedly and easy to read, but yet has lots of deep and concerning issues lying deep within. Bibliography Works Cited Bach, Richard. Jonathan Livingston Seagull . 1972, Avon Books, New York. C.O. Burrelson. "Literary Explorer"- http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Lincoln_HS/Burleson/Lessons/J-L-Seagull.htm Internet.1999.