A White Heron Quotes

“A White Heron,” is a short story written by Sarah Orne Jewett. This story consists of three main characters. Sylvia is the nine-year-old granddaughter of Mrs. Tilley, and is the protagonist in the story. Mrs. Tilley is Sylvia’s grandmother. She has brought her granddaughter from her home town to live with her, in the farm; Mrs. Tilley realizes how her granddaughter assists her, particularly with the naughty cow.
Throughout the story Sylvia and her grandmother are generous to different characters. For example, in this quote, Sylvia and grandmother open their home to the hunter. The Hunter, an ornithologist, tries to persuade the young girl Sylvia to direct him to the nest of the rare white heron, so he can kill and insert to his collection. He appears indifferent from the fact that his compilation of these white herons involves slaughtering them. As a town dweller, he measures the value through possessions and money. He lacks natural sympathy, which is symbolized by his gun and his jack-knife that he gives to Sylvia. Though tempted, Sylvia does not reveal the place of the heron to him. At this point, the quote shows generosity of these female characters: Sylvia and her grandmother welcome a stranger into their home.
Basically the conversation starts with Sylvia. Young girl Sylvia is happy with her shift to the farm, where she stays …show more content…
The title of the story itself depicts the idea of Naturalism; a white heron is a bird and is a part of nature. The hunter traps and shoots birds to collect them, juxtaposes with Sylvia’s love of the birds and animals around her. Following the gift of a knife and the present of money, Sylvia is motivated to hunt for the heron’s site to get ahead of the seeker. Yet, after climbing the great pine tree that takes her near to the birds, Sylvia is bound to keep the covert of the heron’s location so the hunter’s collection remains