The Gone Boy and Fawn In The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Jody dreams of a boy’s voice calling “Flag!” and as the boy and yearling run side by side they are gone forever; this symbolizes Jody’s coming of age as he learns to cope with death, accept that one’s own needs are greater than a companion’s, and struggles with independent survival. During the beginning of the year in coming of age, Jody first learns to cope with death when his great friend Fodder-Wing passes from his terrible health issues. When Jody comes to the Forresters’ house to have Fodder-Wing name the fawn, he shortly learns that Fodder-Wing has died, and Jody comes to realize, “Death was a silence that gave back no answer” (204). As the emotional pain settles
