A virtue of life that is difficult to gain, but very easily lost, is trust. Many people tend to have internal conflict when coming into contact with a stranger. The conflict people face is in deciding if the stranger is an enemy or a friend. Throughout the story, the reader sees use of this very concept by the author. “A White Heron”, by Sarah Jewett, takes place in the twentieth century, and shows how a young girl named Sylvia faces trust issues and the challenges that coincide. She is faced with making an important decision. Sylvia must decide if she should reveal the location of the white heron, or listen to her heart and not tell the handsome huntsmen, whom she has fallen in love with. The trust she gains with the huntsman will affect
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The word choice Sarah Jewett uses describes the tree as a “monstrous ladder” (Jewett 680) and Sylvia as a “light, weak creature” (Jewett 680) person. These words show how determined Sylvia is to climb the tree and reach the top. Along the way, the author describes the tree as a “great main-mast to the voyaging earth” (Jewett 680) and Sylvia as a “clumsy” being. The one reason Sylvia climbs the tree is to find out if one is able to see the ocean from the top of it. Unknowingly, she discovers another answer. “The great tree itself assumes an active role in helping her” (A White Heron). Sylvia discovers although the tree is the oldest in to forest, its branches are able to support her weight. Fragile as they may look, they do not break and she does not fall to the ground below. Sarah Jewett did use symbolism, imagery, and diction in “A White Heron” to express that trust is hard to gain and easy to lose. Sometimes an unknown friendship has the most trust. Trust is not always formed between things of the same level or species. A baby trusts its mother to give it tender love and care. An animal trusts its owner to give it that same tender love and care. Trust should be guarded and never taken for granted. Trust is also something that money cannot
The word choice Sarah Jewett uses describes the tree as a “monstrous ladder” (Jewett 680) and Sylvia as a “light, weak creature” (Jewett 680) person. These words show how determined Sylvia is to climb the tree and reach the top. Along the way, the author describes the tree as a “great main-mast to the voyaging earth” (Jewett 680) and Sylvia as a “clumsy” being. The one reason Sylvia climbs the tree is to find out if one is able to see the ocean from the top of it. Unknowingly, she discovers another answer. “The great tree itself assumes an active role in helping her” (A White Heron). Sylvia discovers although the tree is the oldest in to forest, its branches are able to support her weight. Fragile as they may look, they do not break and she does not fall to the ground below. Sarah Jewett did use symbolism, imagery, and diction in “A White Heron” to express that trust is hard to gain and easy to lose. Sometimes an unknown friendship has the most trust. Trust is not always formed between things of the same level or species. A baby trusts its mother to give it tender love and care. An animal trusts its owner to give it that same tender love and care. Trust should be guarded and never taken for granted. Trust is also something that money cannot