On The Antler, by Annie Proulx is an excellent short story that deals with the issue of revenge, clearly through the story of the two main characters. This story, I feel, falls into the situation that there can be no new stories anymore, only different treatments of the same broad themes, which Annie Proulx put to me very well through her use of language, characterisation and her clever use of the unexpected ending, of which I will explore fully with reference to the text.
On The Antler is a story centred around two main characters: Hawkheel who is a quieter character with a love of books and Bill Strong who is a more nasty character who gets off on other people misery and only thinks about making money. The story follows their "tit-for-tat" relationship which then fuels into a relationship of hatred breeding revenge.
In my opinion characterisation played a large part in this story and ultimately the resulting theme. The writer chose to start the story with a quite extensive build-up of the stories two main characters, Hawkheel and Strong, which I felt then set the picture for the rest of the story. She firstly detailed Hawkheel starting off when he was a "half-wild boy" where she described him "smashing" branches giving the impression that he was quite a troublesome boy. But as he got older she went on to describe how he had a fascination, almost obsession, of which he was starting to base his life around, with books. This ultimately his main source of revenge on Strong as he had the knowledge of books Strong did not. She described the way he read the with a beautiful simile saying that the words were "gliding under his eyes like a river coursing over polished stones", this I feel emphasised how he enjoyed reading so much, but more importantly it made me feel that Hawkheel is a fairly upstanding character. The writer also describes Hawkheel as a person who enjoys the outdoors and has his own private, personal, special "secret places" which once again, to me, shows that Hawkheel is a fairly descent character.
You've traveled all the way back to the Paleolithic period, all to discover what a day in my life is like. Well be sure I will not disappoint you. From what we eat to how live, I will be sure to tell you everything. Let's get started. My people are what you call Hunter-Gatherers. We survive by h...
You've traveled all the way back to the Paleolithic period, all to discover what a day in my life is like. Well be sure I will not disappoint you. From what we eat to how live, I will be sure to tell you everything. Let's get started. My people are what you call Hunter-Gatherers. We survive by h...
A Kansas resident is allowed to purchase eight tags; one tag is an antler tag, and the other seven are reserved for antlerless deer. This means that each residential hunter is allowed to shoot one deer with antlers and seven without antlers. A non-Kansas resident is allowed to purchase seven tags, once again, only one antlered deer is allowed. ... A second solution would be to allow residential hunters two antlered tags a year, and eight antlerless tags each year. Non-residential hunters would be allowed two antlered tags and only seven antlerless tags each year. ...
Elk usually lose there antlers in the spring, and immediately begin growing a new pair. It is against the law to take any antlers found with you. The antlers are rich in calcium and are eaten by other animals. ... At the end of the summer the antlers are fully grown and they shed there thin layer of fur. ...
Deer fawn as provided by http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/whitetaileddeer.htm#6 Female deer are characterized by their lack of antlers and slightly smaller size. ... Bucks have antlers covered in a texture called velvet and can weigh up to two times as much as the females. ... They provide nutrients for body and antler growth. ... Bucks are sometimes able to use their antlers to ward off predators. ...
Their high Paleolithic culture produced better tools than created before, using a wider variety of raw materials such as bone and antler, and containing new inventions for making clothing, engraving, and sculpting. ... After the middle Paleolithic period ended 35,000 years ago, and Cro-Magnon's replaced Neanderthal man, the fire was created with new materials such as reindeer antlers and Socoutrean (bay leaf). ...
Description of a Dragon Dragons are large reptilian creatures with a strong layer of scales and cold blood in their veins. There are legends of dragons from all over the world but the two main types of dragons are the eastern dragon (mainly from China or Japan) and the western dragon (Europe). ...
The use of metaphor is often apt in literary works to futher portray a meaning or idea. Crawford's The Dark Stag carries a metaphor thoughout the entire poem. The Author uses this literary strategy to give the poem character and personification. Throughout the poem the author compares the fol...
