Once Roy .T. Bennett said, “Do not fear failure, but rather fear not trying,” fearing failure is a poor choice but having a low aim is crime, you are scared that you are going to mess up. Messing up is part of life, if you fail you would usually learn a lesson to not do it again. Throughout Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, the theme that was developed throughout the story was determination,Billy wanted to do something, and there was always something that got in his way, but Billy didn’t give up and got back up and kept trying.
One example of Billy not fearing failure, but rather fear not trying is on pages 20-21, Billy would say to his customers for two years, “would you like to buy some crawfish or minnows? Maybe you'll like some fresh vegetables or roasting ears.” Billy worked constantly trying to get the coon hounds he wanted. That shows determination because he wanted to get the dogs he wanted know matter how long it took. …show more content…
Billy was determined to save Little Ann because Old dan and Billy loved her so much. Billy said on page 16, “If only I could see her, maybe I could figure out someway to