the wings of an eagle

In class this week one topic we had the liberty to talk about was the motif of flying and this image of an Eagle as the King.In the passage "The Eagle Strengthen Her Nest" the works of symbolism came into play and i believe that was truly important for the whole subject of slavery and the stories of slavery. In this passage The eagle which was said to be the strongest of all birds represented a king but i also believe it represented the freedom of all slaves. The reason i believe this is because in the story as the eagle is captured it is never let go and it is only given a bigger catch to contain itself. When i Think of slavery in context to this eagle the matter of slavery has grown to significant heights but the cage that contained the slaves freedom got bigger and bigger as they were held from the true air of american freedom. On page (102) there is a discussion of chickens who i actually think portray the slaves in this story. The reason as to why I believe this is because slaves are seen as usable life forms and thats exactly what the chickens represent. Due to their lack of freedom and use for what they can produce. I found this passage really eye opening because it made me think of freedom in an unusual light that tends to be different from how i think of it normally.