the two dreams. "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of.
Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house.
of David; and the virgins name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,.
thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." (Luke 1:.
26-28) This shows how closely related the two events are related to one-another. Both Mary and.
Senex were visited in a dream and told that they would bear a child. The only major difference is.
between good and evil.
Wangerin's Dun Cow was a very interesting character that left readers wondering what.
her purpose was in this novel. The character known as the Dun Cow, which mysteriously makes.
appearances throughout the novel is what the reader could most closely say represents the lord. .
The Dun Cow is a very mystical character that could somewhat represent a ghost. Her illusive.
appearances and "walk-ons" really spark thoughts in a reader's mind. In chapter twenty-five, the.
Dun Cow appears in a battle and sacrifices one of her horns for Chauntecleer's land as a weapon.
against Wyrm's followers. While the Dun Cow was literally ripping her horn off none of the.
other animals around her even noticed her presence except for Chauntecleer. The passage: "Then.
a splitting sound shivered the air, a cry of pain: The horn broke off at the skull, and fell to the.
ground like lumber. Neither Mundo Cani nor Pertelote had moved an inch." (Wangerin, 213) ,.
clearly represents some sort of a supernatural presence at that moment. A reader would neither be.
wrong nor right if they interpreted the Dun Cow to be an angel or lord, because Wangerin never.
clearly defines the Dun Cow's role in the novel.
As a person reads they should question the relationship between the Dun Cow and all of .
the other characters in the novel. Is the mysterious Dun Cow seen in the eyes of just.