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Balloon Figurative Language Analysis

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Part 3, Chapter 3, Page 104 and 105 “These kids, they’re like tied-down helium balloons. They strain against the string and strain against it, … and then the string gets cut, and they just float away…” The meaning of this figurative language example is that these days, kids will do anything to get away from it all. Then when they finally get free, they are never to be seen again. The detective compares Margo Roth Spiegelman to a balloon that is floating away. The higher the balloon gets, the more it may attract attention.
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