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Metamorphosis In Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree

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A prominent archetypal theme throughout Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” is Metamorphosis. Where a round character occurs a change through a series of events.
Throughout the novel, the company of the boy makes the tree very happy. In the beginning, the tree has plenty of strong branches to provide the boy to climb, swing and play from. As the boy grows old his interest involved wealth instead of climbing, swinging and playing. As a result, the tree offers its apples for the boy to sell for wealth. The boy returns again in need of a home. Then, the tree offers its branches for the boy to build a home. Next, the boy returns in need of a boat, the tree offers its trunk to build the boat. After a restless journey, the boy returns as a tired

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