The Phoenix has quite a few symbolic elements to it as well as meaningful themes. Poldero’s actions represent a theme of greediness when he acquires the phoenix, as he is only in it for the profit, and does not really care about the bird itself. As the popularity of the bird decreases, he isn’t fond of him anymore because he is “too quiet,” and he is greedy enough to destroy the bird by putting it through an artificial aging process so that the bird will burn itself. Society also attributed its own theme when the people would gather with fascination of the bird in the beginning and then also gathered to watch the phoenix ultimately burn itself. This was completely contrary to the bird’s previous owner, Lord Strawberry, as he took pride in his aviary and especially the phoenix. Lord Strawberry respected nature, while Poldero exploited nature for his own monetary success. The phoenix is a symbol of nature in this story and also immortality because when the fire consumes one bird, another is born. The ultimate burning of the phoenix is not really the end for the bird, as when Poldero and the spectators perish in the fire, the bird gains justice in its revenge.