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The White Heron: Jewett

conflict: Sylvia, her very name being a bird's, and the protector of the forest, is ultimately a shy girl living with her grandmother for a spell in the countryside. She encounters a man, a hunter, to be precise, and the contrast of their natures couldn't be more different. The man, signifying the top of the food chain, his gun a symbolism for domination and he hunts on the whim to collect specimens of nature, whom he views to be lesser beings than he. 
Sylvia is ultimately charmed by his sharing of knowledge. She is swayed by the change of heart to please him, but in the end, knows not why she chose to protect nature. She was afraid of the man at first, then she was smitten by his gifts and promises. But the resolution to her growth of character can be seen in her stance to save the beauty she sees all around her. The young hunter, a clear antagonist, isn't a foil to Sylvia's growth in character. He is the tipping point for her to find her ideals and values. By facing and overcoming such temptations of money and gratification, she manages to clearly realize her role in nature and gets to cherish her time in nature, as when she climbs the pine'oak to gain her A-ha! moment, and is dazzled by nature's beauty and harmony.

BILDUNGSROMAN. character growth.

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2914&context=cq

http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/ess/griffith.html

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