Bear

Author: Faulkner
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: A young American boy named Isaac has been accompanying a hunting party to the undeveloped forests of Mississippi since he was 10 years old to hunt a bear known as "Old Ben." The bear is a noble adversary, and they must engage with him using noble principles and just actions. Isaac learns humility and self-esteem from the old black man Sam, who "was humbled by suffering and developed self-esteem through patience," and from an unconquerable wild bear. At the age of 16, the hunters, with the help of a dog tamed by Sam, kill Old Ben, but Sam also passes away almost at the same moment. The great enemy is dead, and the hero of nature shows no intention of lingering in the world. Isaac, once again, learns the true meaning of life from his grief...