The paper plane represents the pure, uncalculated hopes of a child. As the speaker grows older, the planes become “weighted” with unsent letters, regrets, or unspoken words.
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Perhaps the most poignant moment in Wee’s poem comes when the speaker ages. As an adult, the paper planes stop flying. Not because the ability is lost, but because the belief is gone. The paper plane represents the pure, uncalculated hopes