Where The Red Fern Grows Character Analysis

This essay will be about a pair of characters in the book Where the Red Fern Grows. The characters being used are Little Ann and Old Dan. They are both coon hunting dogs who love their owner Billy Colman. They even die for him in the end. Billy named them Little Ann and Old Dan because in a tree someone had carved Dan and Ann in a heart. Billy was given a harangue about why he was not allowed to buy two dogs, but he snuck out of the house and walked a very long distance because he coveted the dogs. He came back and was allowed to keep them. Little Ann and Old Dan are very memorable characters in the book. Old Dan is a special character in the book because he couldn't leave without his sister Little Ann. He wouldn't go with Billy or anyone unless he went with his sister. The dogs turned out to be very good friends and hunted together and protected each other. They had to be trained to hunt first though. After they …show more content…

Old Dan had lived a few more days, then died because of the infections from the bite and claw marks. Also from his organs spilling out of his body. He had died a good death though. He died with his family and protecting his owner. Afterwards Old Dan was buried, but the death took a toll on Little Ann. Little Ann is memorable because when Old Dan died, she went up to his grave every night and slept up there with him, but she never ate or drank water. She always walked away from it after Old Dan died. Little Ann was very sad because her best friend had died. One morning when Billy woke up, he was looking for Little Ann. He couldn't find her, so he checked Old Dan's grave. He found Little Ann, but not how he wanted to. Little Ann and starved, dehydrated, and froze from the cold right next to Old Dan's grave. Billy's family was moving away from their old home and he had to bury Little Ann then