Dragonwings Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

All things to do with flying are integral to this book. A lot of our discussion about flying can be found in "Characterization" and "What's Up with the Title?", so be sure to check those out. But w...

In this book, dragons bring people together. Moon Shadow is immediately keen on Miss Whitlaw when he sees her fabulous stained glass window of a dragon. He bonds with the Whitlaws over the dragon s...

If Moon Shadow were Charlie Bucket, the Land of the Golden Mountain would be his chocolate factory. In other words, Moon Shadow has major hopes for America, and who can blame him? He's been told al...