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the red bird

posted 18 years ago by betty_boop7
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I can't say that I have read the book but I love the film. However, does anyone know what the red bird symbolises? I thought it might be desire, lust etc. Just wondered if there was ever an actual explanation.

‘Miracles happen’… its just they never happen to me!!

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[–] betty_boop7 18 years ago

thank you, that always puzzled me.

‘Miracles happen’… its just they never happen to me!!

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[–] lindawinnett 18 years ago

That is what my assumptions were betty boop..especially since right after that they cut to them in the barn..

"Remember, your precious rose has nasty, hooky thorns."