The White Deer | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. James Thurber drew his own illustrations for this story. Choose a few that interest you and discuss how they contribute to your enjoyment and understanding of the story.
2. In the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Peter Scholl says this of Thurber's fairy tales: "Thurber's questing heroes manage to break the withering forces of evil and restore order, meaning, and purpose to the world." Is this statement true of The White Deer? What are the forces of evil in this story? How are they broken? How would describe the order that is restored?
3. E. B. White...
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