Sylvia's Traits and Development

 Let's Get Into Sylvia's Personality !

Throughout the contrasting events of the story, we got to know a variety of Sylvia's characteristics. For instance, at the beginning of the story, we learned that Sylvia is an optimistic little girl who is a child of the nature. As the story progressed, we discovered some a giant fear that Sylvia has, the fear of townspeople. We also concluded that she is shy and polite through her very first interaction with the hunter ( she did not speak much yet guided him to her grandma's house ). Furthermore, Sylvia's love and admiration of nature grew notably as the event continued. Finally, we realized that Sylvia is sympathetic, brave, and trustworthy. Her sympathy was expressed as she felt sorry for the hunter, who was disappointed for he couldn't find the heron; this was proven in paragraph 41 when Jewett quoted "as the guest went away disappointed". Her bravery was evident as she climbed the ginormous pine tree; Sarah proved this in paragraph 31 through words including "huge", "utmost bravery", and "monstrous". Her trustworthiness was significant as she remained loyal to her principle of valuing nature when she kept the heron safe and alive; Sylvia expressed this through two simple words in paragraph 41 , "Dear loyalty".