 The song, "Lets Go Fly A Kite" was inspired by the Sherman  Brothers father, Al Sherman (I) (qv) who made kites for  neighborhood kids as a weekend hobby. In the film, the broken kite  represents the broken family. When the kite is mended by the father  and the four pieces are taped back together, the four members of the  family are also reunited. By transforming her "suffragette ribbon"  into the kites tail, Mrs. Banks also commits herself to being there  more for her family.