Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Characters
The hero, Jonathan, is the ideal human spirit piloting a gull's body. Characterized primarily through action described in a simple, rough-edged style of value names, he tempts the reader to elaborate from outside the text. Jonathan's unjust ostracism from the Flock can awaken a sympathetic identification and openness to almost any quality suggested. After this emotional preparation, the allegory seems natural: Jonathan (any individual), after leaving the Flock (society), pursues flying (any skill) until he reaches heaven (becomes perfect), then returns to teach others to fly (practices...
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