Why Letting Go Is Necessary According To Liz and the Blue Bird
On Learning To Stand Alone
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4 min readJan 20, 2023
INTRODUCTION & PLOT
High school seniors and close friends Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are tasked to play the lead instruments in The Third Movement of Liz and the Blue Bird.
The quiet and reserved Mizore plays the oboe, representing the gentle Liz.
While the outgoing and personable Nozomi plays the flute, portraying the adventurous Blue Bird.
After a while, their friendship becomes murky, and their rehearsals become disjointed. And with graduation coming near, they also feel uncertain about their future.
With little time to improve, they desperately attempt to connect with their characters.
But when Mizore and Nozomi consider the story from a new perspective, they soon learn why letting go is the ultimate act of love.
