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Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)
Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie’s novel Peter Pan is a constant through line throughout the novel, and it represents the idea that the novel’s characters are innocent children just playing at war. Early on in her account…
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Damask Roses
The roses Maddie encounters in and around Ormaie represent hope, beauty, and innocence. This symbolism first shows up in the name of Julie’s Resistance circuit, which is known as the Damask Circuit. Like most…
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Boots
The special pilots’ boots that Maddie receives as part of her uniform represent, for Maddie, the idea that she belongs with the other pilots despite being female. Becoming a pilot is far more difficult for…
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