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In “The White Heron,” the heron is symbolic of.

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many things, depending on what you think the theme of the story is. It could be good versus evil, nature versus mankind, flesh versus spirit, innocence versus experience.
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The heron is symbolic of her valuation of nature or the companionship (friendship) of the natural world.
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