The Irony of Beliefs
Jonathan's return on earth was an act of kindness. He had achieved his ambition but to be fully satisfied he wanted to teach the other seagulls the advantageous skill of flight. His descent from a place of high awareness is seen as holy. The irony is the fact that his image is being used to pursue obscure rituals and yet several gulls do not want to be associated with Jonathan’s story of flight.
The Irony of Self-Deternination
Jonathan embodies the spirit of going for what you want in life by following your passions. Even with the other seagulls discouraging him not to fly, he goes against their cautions and trains to fly. Ironically he accidentally dies when flying and the ‘u cannot do that’ mentality wins.
The irony of resistance
When Jonathan returns on earth to train his clan, his message is initially not received well. The gulls eventually start giving in and not long after Jonathan accidentally kills himself in the course of the flight. This is ironic because the gulls were initially opposed to the idea of flying and when they start warming up to it, all their doubts are confirmed true.
The irony of curiosity
When Jonathan suddenly disappears the seagulls are left with questions on what might have happened. They now want to learn about flight in pursuit of finding the truth. Ironically, they do not want to associate with flight but in search of what is true, they have to practice what they dejected.
The irony of doubt
A curious young gull, Anthony does not believe Jonathan made it to the heights of flight mentioned. When he tries to kill himself he is saved by Jon, presumed Jonathan. This is likened to the story of Christianity that idolizes Jesus and ironically at the same time continues to shun his teachings.
