Tag #Symbolic Storytelling

What immediate consequences result from the boy's initial flight, and how does this impact his subsequent actions?

Once upon a time, there was a boy" begins Oliver Jeffers's illustrated book "The Way Home," recounting a nameless child's journey into space, back to Earth, and again into the cosmos. The boy, seen initially on a desolate coast with a dark sky, silently carries a boat, hinting at a prior sea adventure. His serious demeanor and determination foreshadow the journey ahead.