So I find myself, once again, remembering at the last minute that I have not posted my blog post. Anywho... I must confess I did not get to actually read much of 'The Bear".  However I did enjoy what little I got to read, and found the story very interesting to hear. I had some very nice classmates help me out :)

   "The Bear" seemed a bit confusing, but then again what Honor's Lit. Assignment isn't somewhat confusing? What I took from the story was that there was a man, Isaac, who did not want to take responsibility for his inheritance. That Isaac also wanted to live a life more imbedded in the natural ways, he wanted to learn to hunt and survive like the Native Americans did.  The is also this bear, Old Ben, who is like the oldest bear, the legend of the forest. Their is almost something human found in him, he's not some ordinary animal, a man must have a level of respect to even see Old Ben. There is Sam Fathers, Boon and Lion.  Through the whole story the author deals with issues of slavery, reconnecting with nature, ownership, and (from my view) responsibility.
     I think Faulkner wanted his readers to question ownership. Can humans really own anything? Can we own the land, animals, other humans, our spouses, or even our children? Why do humans feel comfort from owning things? I think through nature he wanted to show his readers, we don't have to own things, that we can live peaceably without titles or deeds. Also think that he felt we don't need modern technology to solve our problems, which is why he killed off "Old Ben" with a knife instead of a gun.
   I hope this doesn't confuse to many people myself. Does anyone else agree with me? Or offer different perspective?

P.S. commented on Rachel's post