At first glance, "The Bear" might resemble a short story about hunting. ... Ike soon learned that the hunt was more than bagging bears and deer. ... In "The Bear," his name was Old Ben. This bear symbolizes the wilderness to Faulkner -- huge, intimidating, primitive, untouched by man. ... For Faulkner, Lion is a symbol of man himself -- Old Bear might have successfully intimidated the others with his presence, but the little dog would never budge. ...

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(Faulkner, 250) But is this sin really that wrong. ... He chooses to hunt after a huge mystical bear called, Old Bear, who seems invincible to any normal hunter. ... He knew that he had a destiny to kill this bear to make everything perfect in his own eyes. " maybe he saw already in Grandfather the seed progenitive of the three generations He saw it would take to set at least some of His lowly people free" (Faulkner, 248) If he were to kill this bear in a certain way everything Faulkner considers sin, on the plantation, will be ended. ... After Ike has seen Old Bear a couple of times he fin...

• Word Count: 1391
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• Grade Level: High School