The Moose And The Sparrow Summary

Murder- the act of premeditated killing of one being to another. In the story “The Moose and the Sparrow” written by Hugh Garner left us with one question, who was the murderer. Cecil was pushed farther than any man could go (2). Taking the brunt of any man’s anger and ”jokes” could push anyone over the edge . Many would think that changing groups would have been the only logical option for getting away from Moose’s tricks but to some murder was the way to go.l His unexpected antics could kill one if they were not light on their feet. driving any one to the extreme was within the range of possibility the tricks in and of them self was not the problem though it was the frequency. Never a break from his cruel tricks living in fear at the camp,

to Cecil this was a reality, but after a while there was a sort of calm no more tricks no more looking over your shoulder. Cecil was a man of many faces and a murderer was one, of only Moose had known, if he had there would not have been the mockery, the ordering, and the tricks that lead to his death.

The vendetta Moose had against Cecil was cruel and unexplained, it did leave its marks.

The tar mustache was one of those things(1). For a week having tar attached to your face could make any man’s blood boil(1). Almost drowning and having your mattress soaked in the middle of the night should have started a fight, but Cecil said nothing. Hand burned beyond use by a red hot saw iron would make the normal man see red, but Cecil the little sparrow never gave a peep. Seeing red was normal response or at least breaking down, but only the turning of his back was the answer to the other lumberjack’s questions(5). Plans to harm Cecil were evident but all Cecil did was stay silent against the unrelenting force of

Moose.

Moose was Cecil’s group leader there was no question in that but with the pointless errands and other things Moose had him do were too taxing for some(1,2). Few jokes are reasonable like getting the mail and other fruitless errands when one is up to play good naturally. It is an entirely different matter though when these tricks are carried out like he himself was hung between life and death because of it(1). Errands so taxing that of any normal let alone a sparrow of man. The curses thrown at him when he wasn't fast enough or strong enough or even when he just did not do it fast enough could grate any man's nerves. Fear was his life for cecil as long as Moose was around Cecil would always have to be up for more than little jokes that should have subsided long before the did. Who was cecil to disagree with what his group leader said and told him to do even if the errands were far too taxing for him.

Mogourian 2

“What’s that a hairdressin’ school?” (2).

Mockery that would make people's blood boil wasn't anything out of the realm of possibility when it came to Moose’s.The lisped name of Cecil by Moose could grate on a lot of people’s nerves. His name pronounced as if it was owned by a woman, what did Cecil do(1)? Nothing the sweet little sparrow of a man took his verbal abuse along with the physical. Mentally tormenting him up until his own final days. Endless comments on everything the man did, making him feel as if he was nothing more than a leaf being blown along by his words. words twisted into lies of never fitting in when in truth he was jealous that he

did.

Mockery, cruel jokes, tricks, and ordering lead Cecil to do the unthinkable, the unimaginable, and the undoable, Cecil the “sweet little sparrow” was the last one to see Moose Maddon before his death. He killed him because of the way Moose had treated him and because how relentless he was with the emotional and physical torment.