Describe symbolism in To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing up Without a Father by Don Miller

Dragons represent dreams and freedom. Miller remembers hearing stories of dragons in fairytales as a child. He wonders what owning a dragon would be like. He daydreams of riding a pet dragon through the sky. The, he admits that having a father appears much the same to him. He cannot fathom such a concept. He admits that Father's Day seems as foreign to him as aliens.