Answer: A. They intimate that living things yearn for a life of freedom and power.
Explanation: "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" by Sherman Alexie, is a coming-of-age story about a Native American boy who flies to Phoenix after his father's death. The reoccurring theme of flight represents freedom. It also references the Phoenix, a mythological bird that dies by fire and is reborn from the ashes.
