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chookie2012
chookie2012
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High School - 10th Grade

In Chapter One of "The Yearling," why did Jody go on his venture in the first place? And why had Jody felt warm?

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Posted by chookie2012 on Monday September 14, 2009 at 4:53 PM and tagged with jody, the yearling.

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  1. bullgatortail
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    High School - 12th Grade

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    Jody Baxter is the young son of Penny Baxter, pioneering Floridians in the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings novel, "The Yearling." It is a warm, sunny day, and there are chores to be done, but Jody decides to take a break from his work. He romps around the woods that surround Baxter's Island, the piece of land that the family has carved out for themselves in the middle of what is now the Ocala National Forest. Jody eventually makes his way to the spring where he builds a mill-wheel before falling asleep. When he awakes, he sees fresh deer tracks from where a deer had stopped to drink. He follows the tracks for a while before heading home. He feels warm because of his jaunt and the heat of the sun. It is a great day for skipping chores.

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    Posted by bullgatortail on Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 9:21 PM