The Gift of Deer Review
The Gift of Deer is a true story written and published by Alice Hoover in the year 1965. The true account is described through the author’s personal experiences over four years living in a secluded Minnesota forest. The basis of the story revolves around a deer named Peter and the effects he has on Hoover and her husband Ade. The protagonist of the story is Alice, but the antagonist is seen in many different things. This story begins by dragging out in vivid description the miniscule details of the author’s home and forest that she lives in for a substantial portion of the novel, but the main story does not begin until a deer whom Alice names Peter is found in the woods. He is described when discovered to have a “
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She then teaches him by using her voice and standing on his blind side to urge him to turn and look. This method works and further improves the trust between Peter and Alice. The second of a few conflicts that occur throughout the novel begins with Alice awakening to the sound of what she thought was a human scream. She and her husband rush outside to try and help, and they find a deer trapped on the ice circled by wolves. Alice’s immediate thought that it was Peter, and was filled with panic. A visit from Peter the next day eased her nerves, but revealed to herself how fond she had grown for this animal in a short period of time. Word began to spread about the Hoover’s having a tamed deer, and a poacher decided he would have to take a look for himself. The man was spotted one afternoon by Alice when he thought no one was home. Seeing his 30.-30. rifle, Alice assumed the worst and rushed to make sure Peter would remain unfound. When questioned about what he was doing on their property, the poacher became angry and pointed the rifle at Alice. She then ran inside, grabbed her pistol, and then rushed back to the man telling him to leave immediately. His car had no license plates, so she had no way of …show more content…
Each was unique and studied thoroughly by Alice over the few years they were all together. The book ends rather depressingly. During the last portion of the book almost the entire family is killed by hunters or other afflictions after the author does her best to make the reader care for each animal. The worst part is that the book concludes with Peter’s death. The deer who we’ve seen grow up and cared for is deemed to have been killed by a wolf while trying to save one of his grandchildren. The book as a whole was beautifully written and extremely descriptive, but some scenes were dragged on much longer than they needed to be. The author achieved her purpose by describing in great detail the events of the forest through the four years. The author is qualified to inform the reader of these events because of her firsthand experience living in the forest for many years. Although I wish the conclusion of the story was different, I agree with her ending because this was a true
1.Who is the narrator of the story? How is he or she connected to the story ( main character, observer, minor character)?
In "How to Talk to a Hunter" by Pam Houston, the hunter is portrayed as a liar, cheater, and unwilling to commit to any type of relationship. In my opinion, he is misunderstood and degraded because of his psychological issue of reluctance to commit to a monogamous relationship. His reluctance to commit is often overshadowed by the narrorator's views and large distrust issue.
farley Mowat did a fantastic job describing his journey and his thoughts about what was going on. The decision to throw away the devices that would harm the wolves made the story much more bright and hopeful. I loved this book, there were many unexpected events that got my heart pumping, from him seeing the wolf for the first time to him almost falling in the summer den. He did so much detail work he made you feel like you were really there right beside him witnessing all of the events that occurred.
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I rushed out to the truck as the horn blared. I threw my things into the truck and we went off towards the woods. I had to talk to Kevin about where the deer come from when i am sitting in the stand. He told me everything I needed to know about the place less than 10 minutes in the hot and humid truck. Well let's go back to see what led to this.
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The book is sectioned into three sections. The three sections were the stories of three kids, who were going through the same tragedy but in there view. I liked the way she did this because not only gave you a detailed look through one child, but you go to experience the knowledge of three different children and what they thought. It makes it possible for more people to be able to relate to this book.
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I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
SImilarly, I did not really like the story because of the focus on nature. Though very well written, the emphasis on the conflict between human and nature, and the exorbitant amount of descriptions made the story less enjoyable for me. I prefer stories with a faster pace which is
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The narrator: He is in the story and the whole story is told from his point of view. We do not get to know much about him since he does not introduce