Where the Red Fern Grows | Social Sensitivity
In choosing the river bottoms of the Ozark Mountains as his setting, Rawls creates a sensitivity to rural life in the early part of the twentieth century. Where the Red Fern Grows not only tells a good tale, but this story also preserves the strong, proud, and determined spirit of the people of this place and time.
Although the focus of the story is Billy Coleman and his devotion to his coon dogs, the story allows the reader, through Billy's eyes, to view the family structure, values, and customs present in this rural farming community. It is a virginal state with sparse...
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