In my last post with Where the Red Fern Grows, I ended with how Rubin Prtitchard got hurt from and ax. This all happened because him and his brother Rainie made a bet with Billy and his Grandpa. What really happened was when Rubin took the ax from Billy to kill his dogs, Billy took it away from him and threw it on the ground. The reason why Rubin took the ax away from Billy was because Billy's hounds were killing Rubin's long lost dog that he lost a while ago. Since it's dark outside Rubin didn't know where he was going. Unfortunately, he tripped over the ax and fell on top of the blade. The blade of the ax went into his stomach, which caused him to die the next day. A few days after Rubin's death, Billy's Grandpa told Billy about a championship coon hunt. Billy decided to enter, but he had to get his dad to come. That evening, after dinner, Billy asked his dad. His dad was worried because all of the chores wouldn't get done without him. His mom said " I will take care of the chores. You don't have to worry about me and the girls. We'll be just fine." Then, Billy's father finally said yes. From there, they went to the coon hunt and got ready for the hunts. Little Ann was entered in a presentation contest and won! She was up against the best hound there. Then, the four of them went on their day to hunt and got three coons. That put them in the lead. During the coon hunt, Little Ann and Old Dan were hunting down a coon, they suddenly get lost, so Billy, Papa, and Grandpa have to find them in a storm! A massive blizzard hits and makes it more difficult to find the hounds. They found Little Ann and Old Dan and finally went back to camp safe and sound. They were able to get shelter and continue with the hunt.
The problem in the story is similar to world events that happen everywhere. The problem is that when Billy left the ax on the ground, Rubin never knew it was there because it is dark outside, but it wasn't Billy's fault that Rubin fell on it because Rubin was trying to kill Billy's hounds. Once Billy took away the ax, he was trying to find a safe place for his ax t sit where no one could find it, but was not successful. This relates to world wide problems because many people all over the world leave dangerous things where they shouldn't have and many people, including kids, can get seriously hurt because of the many people who are no responsible for their things. This problem is very similar to situations that happen all around the world.
I began to think why Wilson Rawls would put something so violent in his book that is supposed to be graceful and adventurous. I can't believe Rubin died such a horrible death. Getting stabbed in the stomach fro falling on an ax is not something you hear or see everyday. I'm not sure why the "police" at the time didn't really do anything do help Rubin's family or do anything to Billy's family. I wish that Rubin never died. I just wish that he got hurt and still lived, than die a horrible death. Even though he is a jerk and a horrible kid to be around, he still mattered and you never know what his parents are going through to try to get over his death. After the accident I began to think of Rubin's mother and father. Imagine how they feel knowing their child is gone because of an unintentional ax accident. I also began to think about Rainie to because his brother is dead. Imagine how he feels nit having a best friend, not having someone to play with, and not having someone to be by his side when he needs it.
Thank you for reading my blogs and I hope you enjoyed reading about Where the Red Fern Grows. I also hope you find it so interesting that you read Where the Red Fern Grows.
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