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Pilgrim At Tinker Creek Analysis

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Many might say this passage is cruel telling from a girl who wants to torment the wild animals and other say it 's just the circle of life. What could be said about this specific passage in which many readers have different opinions? In “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”, the flippant and earnest tones mirror the events among the frog, the girl and the waterbug, but later displays an apprehensive and mournful approach. This girl would walk through edges of an island to see the water but to enjoy the the feeling of scaring frogs, but then thought about a water bug, which in fact eats frogs. Through the course of events there was remorse that the girl felt for what happened to the frog and anger towards the action that the waterbug had committed. The first person point of view conducts the aloofness and poignant of the girl’s perception to dismaying the frogs. The girl would walk by edge of the island, there was a frivolous attitude when “[she would] mainly [go] to scare frogs.”, but ironically found that amphibians “amused [her], and, incredibly, it amuses [her] still.” The girl’s intention was not to hurt these animals but to have a bit of fun with these creatures, since it was a amusing thing to the character. This shows that the girl has …show more content…

In the beginning, the girl goes for a walk to go see the water and scare some frogs. The author decide to use this detail to make it clear how frogs make the author feel. The intermediate is the establishment of the plot for the story. The girl perceives the eradication of the frog. The author uses this turning point to come to show a foreshadowing coming to surface later in.After the death of the frog, a water bug comes by and devoured the frog’s deceased body. The girl becomes pitiful and unable to breathe after. This comes to show that the author is manifesting the cycle of life. Thereby, the girl went through an exorbitant journey with the significance of

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