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This 3-page paper discusses Wilson Rawl's novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, describing its plot, characters and meaning. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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the relationship between Billy and his two beloved coon hounds, Old Dan and Little Ann. The secondary plot of this novel centers on determination, bravery and hope, in the midst
of sorrow. The story is set in the early 20th century, in the Ozarks, which is where the author grew up
(he was born in 1913). A major part of the story involves raccoon hunting (or "coon" hunting), an important activity in the area, at the time, as the farmers in
the mountainous Ozarks felt raccoons were pests and were better off gone. As a result, coon hunting was a major activity, and was the basis of a great number of
tests. Catching a coon involved a strong relationship between a coon hound and its master - when the dog found a coon, it would chase it up a tree and
emit a special howl. At that point, the master would come and either shoot the coon or chop down the tree for the dog to catch the coon.
Billy, the only son in a four-child family, was too poor to afford coon dogs, but worked hard for them. Finally, through his determination
and dedication to his single goal, he was able to afford two of them; Old Dan (the "brawn" of the duo) and Little Ann (the "brains"). The three of them
made an outstanding team, finding coons, winning coon contests, overcoming a bully (in the form of Ruben Pritchard, who ultimately falls on his axe and dies - his punishment for
trying to pick on Billy), surviving a blizzard in which the threesome are almost separated and winning contest money which provides the motivation for Billy and his family to move
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