Phoenix
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Symbolic Rebirth
In literature, a 'phoenix' stands for freshness after ruin, not just a mythical bird. Her career's comeback was the phoenix of her life story.
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Not Literal
'Phoenix' is almost never used to describe real birds, only in mythology or metaphor. In the novel, his transformation was described as a phoenix moment.