The White Heron

Will Sylvia lead the young sportsman to the white heron?

Part 1 of The White Heron written by Sarah Orne Jewett. The story is about a young girl
named Sylvia who falls in love with the young sportsman, but is torn because he wants to hunt
down this rare bird that she shares a special relationship with. As the story explains Sylvia is in
love with nature because she is a very adventurous. Because she shares this love with nature
most readers could predict that she will not lead the young sportsman to the white heron.

As the story explains, Sylvia is in love with nature and there is no reason to why she
would lead the young sportsman to kill the white heron. Sylvia is very reflective and curious
about the world I don't really think she will want to show a person where this bird is just so he
can kill it. As her grandma said Dan, my boy, was a great hand to go running, she explained
sadly. I never wanted for patridge or grey squirrels while he was to home. Hes been a great
wandrer, I expect, and hes no hand to write letters. There, I dont blame him, Id had seen the
world myself if it had been so I could. Sylvy takes after him. This quote shows that Sylvia is
really attached to nature, she wouldn't want anyone killing the animals or anyone destroying
nature. Not only does Sylvia love nature but she doesn't seem fond of the young sportsman.

When Sylvia first meets the young sportsman she was afraid of him and uncomfortable
around him. When they first meet Sylvia was struck by his approach, Suddenly this little woods-
girl is horror-stricken to hear a clear whistle not very far away. Not a birds-whistle, which would
have a sort of friendliness, but a boys whistle, determined, and somewhat aggressive. In this
text, Sylvias impression of the young sportsman is very aggressive and mean. Also when he
needed a place to stay Sylvia was afraid to take him to her grandmothers house, but she did so
anyways. Not only was she afraid of him but she seemed to ignore him. He turned again to
look at sylvia with the hope of discovering that the rare bird was one of her acquaintances. But
Sylvia was watching a hop-toad in the narrow foot path. Although Sylvia was afraid of him she
found him attractive, but didn't really like his approach to her when they met.

The young sportsman seemed loving to Sylvia but she wasn't really convinced that she
liked him. She seems afraid, All day long he did not once make her troubled or afraid except
when he brought down some unsuspecting singing creature from its bough. Sylvia still seems
really hesitant about the young sportsman and she still questions him. Not only did she question
him but she didn't like him as much as she thought. As she states, Sylvia would have liked him
vastly better without his gun; she could not understand why he killed the very bird he seemed to
like so much. In this text Sylvia explains that she is not fond of him because of what he did and
still can not understand why he killed the birds he loved so much.

Throughout the story, Sylvia questioned the young sportsman and how he kills birds.
She is also afraid because of how aggressive his approach was. Although she found him loving
and admiring she still has a strong attachment with nature and all the animals. Those two main
reasons, makes me predict that Sylvia will not lead the young sport man to the white heron.