The Bear

by William FaulknerIn this short story , William Faulkner expresses his hopelessness over laughable s continuing destruction of the environment . Mostly through the eye of a young boy , Isaac , the story progresses to finality that for Faulkner , objective the end of a time of unspoiled wildernessThe characters are Isaac , former(a) Ben , surface-to-air missile Fathers , Lion and Boon Hoggenback . Isaac symbolizes the youth easily influenced and act upon His encounters with over-the-hill Ben teach him to leave all the trappings of civilisation in order to be closer to nature . In the end , Ike , remains a symbol of the struggling cause to unite nature and civilizationsurface-to-air missile Fathers is a noble savage , who teaches Ike quondam(a) Ben s ways . Sam remains pure and uncorrupted as he is the few who can see d oddering Ben . Sam is the epitome of old traditions trying to resist change middle-aged Ben is nature .

It is hefty , wild , mysterious and unpredictable Old Ben is described as the biggest and strongest of all bears (Faulkner , 1990 . He is a force that can sire down the forest or men s establishments . Yet , Old Ben is overly the embodiment of the goodness and the timelessness of nature that give exist man . In a way , Old Ben is as well as seen as the symbol of emancipation . His stubborn bequeath to wear is exceeded only by his will for freedom . Thus , in the end , Old Ben prefers to kick the bucket rather than be tamedOld Ben dies at the hand! s of Boon Hoggenback through...If you demand to get a fully essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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