The novel illustrates how Jody’s sense of responsibility helps him to resolve his conflict between meeting his own need to raise the fawn, and meeting his family’s need for survival. Jody enjoys raising the fawn, whom Fodder-Wing names “Flag”. Jody grows to adolescence with the fawn. It is his constant companion. He experiences tender moments with his fawn along with his family.
the Yearling Author: Marjorie Rawlings Fiction Characters: Jody Baxter Flag (Jody’s pet fawn) Pa Baxter A.K.A Penny (Jody’s father) Ma Baxter (Jody’s mother) Jody Baxter was an all out American boy. His thoughts and actions were almost identical to any average lad of today. His constant desire for food, a good long hunt, and a dedicated pet are qualities of a true backwoods boy. The Yearling, by Marjorie Rawlings, illustrates how Jody’s sense of responsibility helped him to resolve his conflict between meeting his own desire to raise the fawn, and meeting his family’s need for survival. Jody’s sense of responsibility helped him to enjoy his experiences in raising Flag, the fawn.
The novel illustrates how Jody’s responsibilities helps him resolve his conflict between meeting his own need to raise the fawn, and meeting his family’s need for survival. Raising his pet fawn contributed largely to Jody’s enjoyable childhood. One of the many examples of how the pet fawn helped contribute to Jody’s childhood was how it helped give Jody lots of responsibilities. Jody always wanted the responsibility, of a owning an animal, but Jody’s mom and dad refused the idea. Finally after lots of begging and pleading, Jody got the responsibility of raising a baby fawn.
Atticus, their father, Miss Maudie Atkinson, their sweet neighbour and Culpurnia, who is considered part of the family, all help to teach and mature the children for adulthood. Throughout the novel, there are many role models for the children. Each, Atticus, Miss Maudie, and Bob Ewell teach an important lesson and set a strong example, which makes Jem and Scout see Maycomb county in a different perspective. Their father, Atticus Finch, really has a strong impact on the growth of Jem and Scouts maturity. He is an excellent role model for them both, teaches them not to be judgemental, how to not let anyone change who you are and lastly teaches them about loyalty.
There are examples of how their relationship is continuously evolving throughout the story. This story displays the ups and downs of their rocky relationship as father and son , thus providing the reader with evidence of both hope and despair. Their relationship is shown through a positive light when the sons are continuing to mature and learn about the land. Nathan loved to have his sons beside him and loved teaching them about the land. Nathan’s plan from when his sons were very young was that as soon as they were old enough, they would be working with him on the land, no questions asked.
The “innumerable trunks and the thick boughs overhead” help describe the setting. The reader can correlate this to the main character’s state of mind as him have having clouded thoughts that don’t allow him to see clearly. His journey through the forest can be related to him trying to find clarity in his own mind about his views on religion. In puritan society Goodman is a common name for the male head of the household. Young is added to the main character’s names because he is in his early years of life, which in many societies is considered a naive stage of life.
Jody's sense of responsibility helped him to enjoy his experiences in raising the fawn. He had very little schooling because his help with family chores was needed for their survival. These chores taught him responsibility in caring for crops and animals. The skills he learned from the chores were put to good use in caring for the fawn. The fawn was able to grow because of Jody's care.
His grandparents tried to raise him on strong southern Baptist principles and provided him with the desire to get a good education. When Bill was four his mother returned to Hope where she met and married Roger Clinton Sr. A few years later they moved to Hot Springs, and attended a catholic school, despite his Baptist upbringing. When he was nine years old he changed schools and went to Ramble Elementary. When Bill was ten Roger Clinton Jr. was born, and at age fifteen Bill took his step fathers last name in hopes of helping his mothers troubled
This shows that with his experiences with his hard working family he gained one of the biggest factors of his identity, hard work. Along with the hard work that had contributed to his identity Dexter also had a sense of pride in his work. Dexter prided himself in his ability to never lose a ball because of his knowledge of the golf course. This pride shows within his character when he first meets the girl of his dreams, Judy Jones. Judy was the daughter of his boss, Mortimer Jones, and when Dexter was asked to be the demanding little girls caddy for the day he quit his job.
Truth is most teens aren’t thankful for what they have. A desk and a chair to do your school work, food and shelter, these things are all around us, yet we don’t notice. This book can teach us to be a bit more thankful and teach us things like being independent, making the best of the situation and most importantly getting in the habit of being thankful for what you have, rather than complaining about the things that you don’t have. When eating a fruit, consider the man who planted the tree and say thanks for all he’s done.