Through the use of characterization, Sarah Orne Jewett, the author of “A White Heron” shows that not every animal lover actually supports animal rights. To clarify, animal rights states that animals are entitled to live free from humans’ intent. Firstly, after Sylvia and her grandmother invite the hunter into their home, he tells them that he is passionate about birds. The young man explains that “I am making a collection of birds myself. I have been at it ever since I was a boy” (Jewett 9). Later, he adds that all the birds he kills are “stuffed and preserved” (10). Through these…