Question

In "A White Heron," having made her choice between an attraction of the heart and her bond with nature, Sylvia

a. retains her loyalty to nature as her affection for the hunter grows.
b. retains her loyalty to nature and becomes more suspicious of human nature.
c. is able to experience a lasting inner calm.
d. chooses human love over her loyalty to nature.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) retains her loyalty to nature as her affection for the hunter grows.

In "A White Heron," having made her choice between an attraction of the heart and her bond with nature, Sylvia retains her loyalty to nature as her affection for the hunter grows.

Sara Orne Jewett wrote the story "A White Heron" to be published in 1886 and later was part of his anthology called "A White Heron ANd Other Stories."The story refers to Sylvia, a young girl that has to leave the city to live with her grandmother in the woods of Main. Mrs. Tiller, her grandmother is taking care of Sylvia when the girl meets a bird hunter that is chasing a rare species of bird. Sylvia, who started to like the woods a lot, faces the dilemma to tel or not the hunter, that she had seen the rare bird.

Answer 2

Answer;
A.
Sylvia retains her loyalty to nature as her affection for the hunter grows.

Sylvia struggles between protecting the heron and gaining the money.
Sylvia doesn't really care about money at all. There is an ambivalence in Sylvia because she could benefit from the money but it would be at the expense of the heron with which she empathizes.