... extensive use of the setting in "The Bear". Faulkner uses the woods in which the main action of the story takes place, the animals in those woods, and the historical setting of his novel to represent the values held by the main characters and to act as a motivating force in Ike McCaslin's behavior. One purpose these woods serve is to represent the "Old South" and the dignity and tradition ... associated with it. These great woods are the setting for the ... that of a celibate carpenter. In context, however, the reader sees that Ike chooses this celibate life because he wishes to have n...

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