Essays on A White Heron

Sarah Orne Jewett’s “A White Heron” shows the growth of the female voice, specifically Sylvia’s, in the world of “the man” and the moral dilemma. The character of Sylvia is written as a young girl in Maine, living with her grandmother in a tiny shack…

“A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett tells a story of a young girl named Sylvia who came to live with her grandmother in the country. She meets a young ornithologist hunter seeking to find a rare bird called white heron he has heard has…

Encounters with Nature in A White Heron It is always interesting to me to read a story through the mind of a child—it is what makes classics such as Harry Potter so compelling and (pardon the pun) magical. Something about the innocence and wonderful nature…

In the song “Save Yourself” by the Michael Schenker Group, they sing, “So young and innocent, too naïve to understand”. In “A White Heron,” by Sarah Jewett, the 9-year-old’s innocence leads to her inability to understand the truths that are obvious to the reader. Sylvia’s…