“Doe Season” by David Michael Kaplan provides a vivid experience of a young girl, Andy, who is anxious to prove to her father and his hunting companions that she is ready for stature in their group. Kaplan uses rich imagery in an expository style to describe the story’s importance of the rite of passage that is common in all cultures. Whether a person can truly be ready for the unknown will only be realized once the event happens.
Andy’s journey into her coming-of-age begins with restlessness. Kaplan’s description of an impatient child full of excitement is provided in Andy’s words, “Why doesn’t he come? and Won’t he ever come?” (396), while waiting for her dad’s friend Charlie and his son Mac to arrive to their home in order to leave together for their hunting trip. The author has developed a familiarity that readers can identify with and adds a sense of anticipation of discovery that follow along with Andy’s experiences. The nuances of the preparation for the trip give the reader pleasant thoughts of an early morning breakfast supplied with “eggs and French toast” (396), that assures the story is starting off on a positive note. As the characters drive in the wee hours of pre-dawn, the protagonist in the story, Andy is …show more content…
It’s her deer. She found it, not you.” (404), the uneasiness that Andy experiences makes the reader feel empathy for her. Unfortunately, Andy’s uncertainty is exposed in her hesitation of pulling the trigger. The excitement that she first experienced is now diminished with the thought of taking the life of this animal, one that she has admired from a distance. Kaplan has now put Andy in the position of deciding whether she accepts this family tradition and wants to continue to be a part of it or if she would rather not. Andy decides to no longer be called Andy as a symbol of her denouncement of
Andy’s journey into her coming-of-age begins with restlessness. Kaplan’s description of an impatient child full of excitement is provided in Andy’s words, “Why doesn’t he come? and Won’t he ever come?” (396), while waiting for her dad’s friend Charlie and his son Mac to arrive to their home in order to leave together for their hunting trip. The author has developed a familiarity that readers can identify with and adds a sense of anticipation of discovery that follow along with Andy’s experiences. The nuances of the preparation for the trip give the reader pleasant thoughts of an early morning breakfast supplied with “eggs and French toast” (396), that assures the story is starting off on a positive note. As the characters drive in the wee hours of pre-dawn, the protagonist in the story, Andy is …show more content…
It’s her deer. She found it, not you.” (404), the uneasiness that Andy experiences makes the reader feel empathy for her. Unfortunately, Andy’s uncertainty is exposed in her hesitation of pulling the trigger. The excitement that she first experienced is now diminished with the thought of taking the life of this animal, one that she has admired from a distance. Kaplan has now put Andy in the position of deciding whether she accepts this family tradition and wants to continue to be a part of it or if she would rather not. Andy decides to no longer be called Andy as a symbol of her denouncement of