In Stephen Crane’s short story of “A Dark Brown Dog”, he writes about a young boy who finds, neglects, and befriends a ragged puppy, with a rope dragging the ground, when they meet. The boy takes fun in abusing the puppy, but when he tires of this he makes his way home. The puppy, even though the boy was not nice, starts to follows the boy home. When arriving home the boy defends the puppy to claiming him as his own. The boy’s father agrees to allow the boy to keep the puppy. The boy and the puppy grow very fond of each other. The puppy was abused but always showing his love even after his abuse. Then the story takes a very sad, gruesome turn for the young dog. The story His biography told he was the youngest of 14 children. Although his father was a reverend and his mother was a busy woman with her children and was said to be a writer herself. Being in a household with this many children could have led to a lonely existence that left him on his own to see the world as cruel and uncaring. This story was a tale told of abuse and neglect from a broken drunk that took pride in showing his dominance of his family and an innocent animal. Braden’s analysis was based on the time and situation but read into more than looking at what was on the surface of the story. The research of the biography tells that with the history that Crane had and the life that he experienced himself.
Works Cited Grade Saver. “Biography of Stephen Crane” List of Works, Study Guides & Essays”. Grade Saver 22 October, 2014 WEB. 22 October 2014
“Stephen Townley Crane” Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. WED. 22 Oct 2014
“Literary Analysis of a Dark Brown Dog”. Tales of a Nerdy College Student, http://btd0902.blogspot.com/2010/11/literay-analysis-of-dark-brown-dog.html . WEB 22 October
story of A Dark Brown Dog, the theme identified is that with certain people it is possible to have more trust, faith, and love in a friend than one may have within their own family. The boys family seems to be in a constant battle with the boy all throughout the story. This occurs during the time of the boys fathers drunkenness and bickering between the family about needless matters. It is seen that he does not come from a very good family. “Every time the family is portrayed, it is in a dark or dirty…
or black dogs, liver in copper dogs and flesh-colored in pure white dogs. The medium-sized, oval-shaped eyes are moderately spaced and come in blue, brown, amber or any combination thereof. Eyes can be half blue and half brown (parti-eyed), or dogs can have one blue eye and one brown eye (bi-eyed). The erect ears are triangular in shape, and set high up on the head. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The tail is carried over the back in a sickle curve, not curved to either side when the dog is excited…
in sixth grade. In a country where it’s hot and humid, my fashion statement is sporting a large white (sometimes blue) t-shirt and a Hawaiian type shorts. A dark pair of shades is also an important part of my get-up as it protects my eyes from the sun’s harsh rays. Being born in South America you might think that I have dark hair with brown eyes and a charming smile; a typical Cabana boy. Running Head: Hamas Victory The international community should continue with…
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to explain to her why she does not agree with her going out to march for freedom. Her mother states, “For the dogs are fierce and wild/ And clubs and hoses, guns and jails/ Aren’t good for a little child.” I believe this expresses her concern for the being of her daughter, she understands what happens when people march for freedom. The sound and tone of the words chosen by the author “dogs”, “fierce, “wild”, “clubs”, “hoses”, “guns” and “jails” is portrayed as violent and dangerous. These terms truly…
mammalian order Carnivora. The term "domestic dog" is generally used for both domesticated and feral varieties. The dog was the first domesticated animal[4][5] and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and pet animal in human history.[citation needed] The word "dog" can also refer to the male of a canine species,[6] as opposed to the word "bitch" which refers to the female of the species. Recent studies of "well-preserved remains of a dog-like canid from the Razboinichya Cave" in the…
empty fields with grass and a few houses. On one side you can see a big field surrounded with a fence with dirt and grass. Inside the field there are two horses, the first horse is not to tall but a normal sized horse that is fully brown and the other horse is also brown but with black hair. Coming into the dairy you will see a dead end with just a dirt road. Inside the dairy, their are Cows inside there cages with one or two cows, nearby there are baby calfs sleeping and playing with each other.…
Who knows how long she's been in this condition. I finally come into the clearing that is the small city that I call home. I sprint toward the nearest place with medical supplies; the hospital. I burst through the doors with my shoulder to shield the dog from any further injury. She whimpers in pain as I place her onto a hospital bed. I rush to get the bandages, tweezers and the ointments/wound cleaning supplies. I take care as I intricately dress the wound. She doesn't so much as flinch each time I…
