"BIG" "FAT" "UGLY" BEAR

I am not really up for the challenge to decipher meaning behind "The Bear", in fact I have to be honest I did do a little internet research to help me understand exactly what this bear thing is all about. And after all that internet research I can't say that I am a whole lot more ready for understanding Faulkner. I felt a lot like I was running through thick sticky mud. It wasn't that it was so unpleasant to read as much as it is a thick and murky and sticky and there is a lot of it. Further, I find/found (my tenses are getting CRAZY) it hard to draw conclusions after reading this piece. However, I suppose everyone who made an attempt at reading "The Bear" this week would really understand and begin to wonder if I am not just writing nonsensical phrases so as to lengthen my blog post....OR to make Hunter laugh. But you are all wrong, I am using this extremely long introduction to think about what I am really going to write about-

I have never had a desire to hunt. My sister likes to shoot things. I think this in some ways is due to some sort of teen angst that I missed out on, but none the less her and my father share a kindred enjoyment of guns and such. In Faulkner's "The Bear" hunting is pivotal. The characters are only explored during their time hunting. The "narrator" begins very young and progresses into a young man. I believe Faulkner uses this common avenue to paint a vivid picture of simplistic life which as the years pass on becomes more and more modern. In some ways the reason they are able to kill the Bear is because there isn't room left in the world for such a tall majestic unknown. In some ways our culture has knowledge at its fingertips and we no longer marvel at the majesty of the unknown.

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