A White Heron Summary
Sarah Orne Jewett

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A White Heron Summary

When "A White Heron" appeared in 1886 as the title story in Sarah Orne Jewett's collection A White Heron and Other Stories, the author was already established as one of the finest local color writers the United States had produced. This was Jewett's eighth published book, and she had enough influ-ence with her publisher, Houghton, Mifflin, to open the book with the story, although it had already been rejected by the Atlantic Monthly magazine...

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Sarah Orne Jewett Biographies (4)

Sarah Orne Jewett

410 words, approx. 2 pages

The American Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) was a regional novelist whose work depicted Maine settings and personalities.Sarah Orne Jewett was born in the village of South Berwick, Maine, on Sept. 3, 1... Read more

(Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett

6,796 words, approx. 23 pages

Sarah Orne Jewett is best known as the author of The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896), a loosely structured novel that is considered by many to be the finest example of regional literature published... Read more

(Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett

15,196 words, approx. 51 pages

Although not included among major American writers, Sarah Orne Jewett ranks high among those who have drawn upon the people, places, and culture of nineteenth-century New England for the substance of ... Read more

(Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett

7,668 words, approx. 26 pages

"Don't try to write about people and things, tell them just as they are." Sarah Orne Jewett quoted this advice from her father in one of her few nonfiction articles, "Looking Back on Girlhood," first ... Read more

Essays & Analysis (14)

Critical Essay by Katharine T. Jobes

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Critical Essay by Theodore R. Hovet

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Critical Essay by Michael Atkinson

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Critical Essay by Louis A. Renza

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Critical Essay by Elizabeth Ammons

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Critical Essay by Jules Zanger

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Critical Essay by Karen K. Moreno

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A White Heron

796 words, approx. 3 pages

A White Heron In Sarah Orne Jewett's, "A White Heron," her descriptive use of imagery embodies a "subtle critique of materialistic values"(language worksheet). In "A White Heron," Jewett portrays th... Read more

A White Heron

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Gaining knowledge is not something that happens subtly in youth, but rather occurs in shimmering explosions in the origins of the mind - instant mountains of knowledge are created in a mere moment's t... Read more

A White Heron

447 words, approx. 2 pages

A White Heron In "A White Heron," Sarah Orne Jewett dramatized the breathtaking adventure of Sylvia, a small girl who sets out to climb the old pine tree that "towered above them all." Throughout th... Read more

Appreciation of Nature in "A White Heron"

430 words, approx. 2 pages

From the story "A White Heron", we realize how important it is for a human to appreciate nature before they can conserve it. It is a typical characteristic of human to be selfish by nature. They do... Read more

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