What Does Little Sylvie Believe In?
In “The White Heron” a nine years old girl named Sylvie lives a lonely life with her grandmother in a village. During her everyday duties, such as taking care of the cow, she enjoys the beauty of the surrounding nature by watching wild animals, walking in the forest, and dreaming about flying like a bird.
One day a young hunter came to the village. Because of her grandmother`s hospitality, he stayed for a night at their house. He tells little Sylvie and her grandmother about a very special white bird he is looking for. Surprisingly, Sylvie saw this kind of bird in a forest near the village, and she is willing to show it to the young, attractive hunter. He promised to give ten dollars to anybody who will be able to show him the bird. Although Sylvie and her grandmother are in need of this money, she is not interested in helping him for this reason. “But Sylvie watched the young man with eyes full of admiration. She had never seen anyone so handsome and charming. A strange excitement filled her heart, a new feeling the little girl did not recognize…love” (Jewett, par.16).
However, when Sylvie ran to the forest in the early morning, and climbed the tallest tree, while her toes and fingers were bleeding because of the sharp bark of the pine
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This character made a violent decision against his true nature to approve the execution of Yeshua, the man in whose innocence he had no doubt. The result of this choice was a permanent conflict inside Pontius Pilate caused by remorse. One can compare “The White Heron” to The Master and Margarita. And one can connect Sylvie to Pontius and the white heron to Yeshua. However, in the first story Sylvia appeared as a person who remained faithful to her choice, whereas in the second story Pontius betrayed his
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