Where the Red Fern Grows Literary Analyze

What would you do if you didn’t have any friends in the area? Would you get two little pups? Or would you just be lonely for the rest of your childhood? This is the scenario of Billy Colloman, in Where the Red Fern Grows. Written by Wilson Rawls. Billy is desperate for 2 coon dogs. He doesn't have any money, nor do his parents. So he starts trapping coons and selling their skins to his grandfather. Soon enough he has enough money and goes and gets his two coon dogs from the city. In the end it is a sad book, at end of the book both of his pups Little Anne and Old Dan die. It gets even worse because then they have to move and leave behind the grave of Billy's beloved puppies. This is why this book is obviously a tragedy, all the characteristics, purpose, and the plotline all point to one thing. That this is a tragedy.

I believe that the biggest one of all of those 3 is the plotline. If this didn't line up with tragedy it would be a whole different mode. The first one is Conflict for the M.C. He is in conflict because he is urging his dad to get him some pups, but his father has no money. Next, is rise to power. Billy gets his pups with some hard work and some dedication. Then, the tragic flaw. He is trapping so much that he eventually runs into a wild boar. After that there is the tragic fall. He runs into a big male boar and Old Dan sticks up for little Anne and attacks it. After they killed it, Old Dan was hurt from the big tusks and his stomach was split open. They tried to save him but they just didn't get him in time. Finally, it ends with death. Old Dan dies. Soon after little Anne does because of the grief of losing her brother. Plus the Colloman move to the city and leave both of their graves.

Then there are the characteristics. In Where the Red Fern Grow it is not a huge part of the book, but I still believe it proves that Where the Red Fern Grows is a Tragedy. In a tragedy there are only two characteristics. The first one is that the book or movie is realistic. The story was actually based on events that happened in the author’s life. So it has to be realistic. The last one is that the M.C. is in control. In my opinion I believe that he is in control during the whole story until he runs into the boar.

The last of these three is purpose. Just like characteristics there are only two. The first one is to learn a moral lesson. The moral lesson is that with dedication and effort anyone can do anything they want. The final clue for purpose is to learn from our mistakes. In Where the Red Fern Grows we can easily look at it and learn from our mistakes by learning to control our action and thoughts better.

I hope you will agree with me and say that Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls is a tragedy. From all the clues I have stated there is no reason why not to agree with me. In the end I still am strong with the idea that this is a tragedy, because with all my clues and information I knew it would still be a tragedy.