A White Heron Literary Analysis

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Jacob Cohen Taylor AP Literature B2 9/14/15 A White Heron Literary Analysis In "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett, the main character, Sylvia, must decide between the human, material world and the natural, organic world in an ultimatum centered around the life of an elusive and enchanting White Heron. This journey Sylvia takes is developed through the author's use of colors and metaphorical applications of animals to highlight the main character and her central conflict of choosing between man and nature. In the story, colors are used not only to add detail to the forest and world, but are also used to pour symbolism into standard objects. When a moving squirrel is described as red amongst “dark branches and the green leaves (p.5),” the

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