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Describe The Relationship Between Sylvia And Jewett
Along with having her special relationship with the natural world Sylvia is depicted as a sweet innocent girl. Jewett writes "The companions followed the shady wood-road, the cow taking slow steps and the child very fast ones (Jewett 1.4)". The small section really depicts how child like Sylvia truly is. Jewett writes this early on as a mental note because Sylvia goes through so many changes that has an effect on her. Sylvia walks a path that leads her into the woods from her isolated home. "The thought of the great red-faced boy who used to chase and frighten her made her along the path to escape the shadow of the trees (Jewett 1.4)". It had already been mentioned in the beginning that Sylvia feared "other folks" but she especially was scared
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