Big or small, harmful or beneficial, the whirligig demonstrates its power to solve situations through desires and great pleasure. The whirligig outcomes are playing into the advantage of all people that have encountered them. In Whirligig, Paul Fleischman uses a whimsical wind toy identified as a whirligig that serves as another way to convey joy and hope. Furthermore, Brent is given another chance to be reborn, he has an obligation to make whirligigs and place them at each corner of the United States. When Brent mounts his first whirligig the phrase “the breathe of life” (54) comes to mind. He finds hope and it makes him believe that his unpleasant situation will end. Also, when he places it, it appears as if she took her first breath and her soul was growing a little more alive. …show more content…
The narrator comes to realize he has to make time for his own peace. People are constantly about and have to accept that just like the shearwater bird does. He finds his happy place which is being a street sweeper because it is peaceful in the mornings and there is no traffic, and even when the bustle of people coming he plays his music. Moreover, in chapter 2, Stephanie is only interested in science and facts. Alexandra introduces the whirligig and Stephanie has complete disbelief. Stephanie shows her growth in this chapter by saying, “Disbelieving, fearful, hopeful, I slowly turned my head and stared.” (32). After Alexandra explains a scenario, where she pictured herself acing a test and then in reality did. Stephanie starts to ease her way and find hope to actually believe that the whirling is true. This improves her life and helps her find her “heart’s joy” where she had no intention and now believes in its higher power. As can be seen, Paul uses a whimsical wind toy identified as a whirligig that serves as another way to convey joy and hope. Every person that had encountered a whirligig gains an aspect in their life and proved that one’s story is bigger than