Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE - Research 1.1
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Sarah Orne Jewett’s short story, “A White Heron” centers on a few days in the life of Sylvia, a nine-year-old girl spending the summer in Maine with her grandmother. Having left the hustle of the city, Sylvia enjoys spending much of her time a great deal of time in the woodland, as “there never was such a child for straying about out-of-doors”CITATION Jew091 \p 532 \l 1033 (Jewett 532). One summer evening as Sylvia is walking the family cow home, she is approached by a handsome young stranger who is seeking to hunt, kill, and stuff birds, specifically a white heron. Sylvia is attracted to him and agrees to help in his quest. Although the first day’s search proves fruitless, Sylvia climbs a massive pine tree on the next day and locates a beautiful white heron, its mate, and nest. At that point, she realizes that she cannot give the bird’s location away. Although wracked with guilt to the point of “a sharp pang,” Sylvia’s conviction holds firm (Jewett 537). Her attachment to nature and the beauty of the white heron proves stronger than her desire to please the hunter. Comment by Mr. Carpenter: Could you elaborate on why she realizes she cannot give the bird’s location away?
Theodore R. Hovet, university researcher and scholar, analyzed Jewett’s tale, comparing the short story to a fairy tale, in “‘Once Upon a Time’; Sarah Orne Jewett’s ‘A White Heron’ As A Fairy Tale.” Identifying various components of a typical fairy tale, Hovet pointed out that the “A White Heron” same facets exit in includes many facets of a typical fairy tale. In fact, his analysis dissects Jewett’s tale, elaborating on twenty functions that are often found to be present in a fairy tale—functions that are also present in “A White Heron”CITATION Hov111 \p 63 \n \y \t \l 1033 (63). Hovet borrows the definition of a function from Vladimir Propp, author of “Morphology of the Folk Tale”, who describes a function as “an act of a character, defined from the point of view of its significance for the course of action”. For example, a villain appearing, and the use of a magical agent are both examples of functions in a fairy tale. Hovet’s analysis is an eye-opening approach to interpreting “A White Heron” as a fairy tale. Comment by Mr. Carpenter: You need a citation for this.
A typical fairy tale includes a hero and a disguised villain. The villain plunders or causes harm to others, often entreating the hero to trust him and unwittingly assist him in his scheme. Conflict often occurs as the hero fights back, usually defeating the villain in the end, as the world returns to a happy place. So it is in “A White Heron” where the villain is the young hunter, whose underlying motives are hidden from Sylvia, who is the heroine. In his analysis, Hovet suggests that Jewett’s tale is not unlike fairy tales that incorporate common functions such as villain and hero roles, direct combat between the hero and villain, and the use of magical agents. Combat between Jewett’s heroine and villain is not physical, but is instead psychological, when the hunter attempts to bribe Sylvia to help him locate the heron. Hovet notes that when Sylvia, “despite great internal agony, successfully withstands the young man,” the two are in combat with a resolution in favor of the heroine. A magical agent, almost always evident in a fairy tale, takes the form of the tree that Sylvia climbs, on which “the least twigs held themselves to advantage” and “stood still and frowned away the winds that June morning” so that Sylvia could easily scale the tree. Hovet’s analysis logically identifies elements of a fairy tale in “A White Heron”.
On an even deeper level, Hovet explores possible societal influences that are thinly disguised in the wording of “A White Heron.” For example, Hovet suggests that Jewett was a feminist who painted her heroine as an opponent of feminine submission to the physically stronger sex. Symbolic connections between the seemingly mundane images of a hunter and his prey and those of a woman coming to terms with her place in a world dominated by men are evident throughout. The young hunter embodies male strength and dominance, whereas Sylvia’s refusal to give up the heron represents her decision not “to place herself at the disposal of the masculine will”. As he continues his analysis of Jewett’s tale, Hovet explores the story’s connection to “the imperialistic bent of industrial America”. The hunter’s money and gun represent the power and influence of a materialistic society in which capitalism rules. Jewett attempts to illustrate that such is not always the case, as suggested when Sylvia refuses to assist the hunter in destroying nature by killing the white heron. She turns her back on technological influences, and is not swayed by a lucrative reward.
The analysis provided by Hovet encouraged me to give more thought to possible underlying influences that the author might have intended to convey. Upon initially reading “A White Heron,” I was entertained by the story of a young girl who stands strong in her conviction to save a heron from destruction. I was impressed by her willingness to withstand pressure from someone to whom she was attracted. On the surface, the tale was a simple story that held my interest. However, the review provided by Hovet was an eye-opener to me, as it forced me to think about the story on an entirely different level. Whether or not Hovet’s analysis is a true depiction of Jewett’s intentions, the parallelism to a fairy tale, and the possible symbolic connections to a feminist attitude and an aversion to materialistic influence, are obvious conclusions. It is always interesting to explore another viewpoint related to a literary piece; however, each reader must ultimately make his or her own determination with respect to any underlying meaning or symbolism. After all, only the author can know for certain what was intended.
Works Cited BIBLIOGRAPHY Hovet, Theodore R. "Once Upon a Time: Sarah Orne Jewett's 'A White Heron' as a Fairy Tale." Studies in Short Fiction 25 Sept. 2011: 63-68. Jewett, Sarah Orne. "A White Heron." The American Tradition in Literature. Ed. George Perkins and Barbara Perkins. Vol. 2. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. 531-537.
Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE - Research 1.1_Instructions.docx
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Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE - Research 1.1
Project Description:
You have completed a draft of an analysis of the short story “A White Heron.” As a requirement for the literature class in which you are enrolled, you must format the paper according to MLA style, including citations and a bibliography. In addition, you will include a cover page
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Start Word. Download and open the file named Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE_Research.docx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename. |
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Click or display the Review tab and ensure that No Markup is selected in the Tracking group. Accept all changes and stop tracking. Apply the following formatting to the whole document: • Document is double-spaced. • The font is Times New Roman 12 pt. • There is no paragraph spacing before or after any paragraph. |
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Insert an unformatted header and type Belew. Follow the name with a space and a plain page number. Make sure the page number is inserted as a field, not simply typed. (On a Mac, choose to right align the page number.) Right-align the name in the header so that it shows on the right side of the header along with the page number. Format the header as Times New Roman 12 pt. Close the header. |
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Change the writing style to APA Sixth Edition. Place the insertion point after the ending quotation mark and before the ending period in Jewett’s notation in the first body paragraph (ending in straying about out-of-doors). Insert a citation, selecting the Jewett source. (On a Mac, click or select Citations on the References tab and double-click the citation.) |
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Place the insertion point after the ending quotation mark and before the ending period in Hovet’s notation in the second body paragraph (ending in functions that are also present in “A White Heron”). Insert a citation, selecting the Hovet source. |
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Click or select Jewett’s parenthetical citation in the first body paragraph beside the words straying about out-of-doors. Click or select the Citation Options arrow and click or select Edit Citation. Type 532 in the Pages box. Edit the Hovet citation to suppress the display of Author, Year, and Title, but showing a page number of 63. |
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Insert a blank page at the end of the report. On the blank page, insert a bibliography, selecting the Works Cited option. |
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Click or position the insertion point after the quotation mark ending the first sentence in the last paragraph on page 1, ending in As A Fairy Tale. Insert a footnote, typing Dr. Theodore Hovet is a renowned researcher at the University of Southern Colorado. (Include the period.) Modify the footnote style to include a font size of 12 pt. |
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Insert a page break at the beginning of the document and place the insertion point at the top of the new blank page. Click or display the Home tab and click or select Center alignment in the Paragraph group. Change the font size to 16 pt and font color to Black, Text 1. Create a cover page by completing the following steps: Press Enter five times. Type AN ANALYSIS OF THE WHITE HERON. (Do not include the period.) Press Enter three times and type Cindy Belew. (Do not include the period.) Press Enter three times and type ENG 420. (Do not include the period.) Press Enter three times and type March 10, 2023. (Do not include the period.) |
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Double-click in the header area. Select Different First Page in the Options group to ensure that the header is not displayed on the cover page. Close the header. |
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Click the Review tab and change the view in the Tracking group to Simple Markup. Ensure that Show Comments is selected in the Comments group. View the third comment on the second page and note that you need to add a citation. Click after the quotation mark and before the period in the sentence in the last paragraph on the second page (ending with for the course of action). Add a new source as follows: Type of Source: Book Author: Propp, Vladimir Title: Morphology of a Folk Tale Year: 2004 City: New York Publisher: Anniston |
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Scroll to the end of the document and click or position the insertion point anywhere in the bibliography text. Click or select Update Citations and Bibliography. (On a Mac, click or select the Bibliography arrow and select Update Citations and Bibliography.) Select the bibliography, including the Works Cited title, and change the line spacing to double. Paragraph spacing should be set to 0 pt before and after, and all font should be Times New Roman 12 pt. Center the Works Cited title and ensure that it is not bold. |
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Point to the third comment on page 2, and click or select Resolve. (On a Mac, right-click the comment and click or select Resolve Comment.) |
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Scroll up and view the second comment on page 2. Click or position the insertion point before the word Although in the sentence in the first body paragraph (that begins with Although wracked with guilt). Type She is too tenderhearted to give up the heron family to the hunter. (Include the period.) Press SPACEBAR. Resolve the comment. |
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Click Reply in the first comment on page 2. (On a Mac, right-click the comment and click Reply to Comment.) Type Please check my revisions. (Include the period.) |
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Save and close Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE_Research.docx. Exit Word. Submit the file as directed. |
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Created On: 05/16/2022 1 Exp22_Word_Ch04_HOE - Research 1.1
