Animal Lovers in "A White Heron"

The story “A White Heron” written by Jewett, depicts two different types of animal lovers through dialogue and third-person narration. One of them being the friendly animal lover represented by the protagonist, Sylvia, who believes that animals should be seen as friends or another being and shouldn’t be exploited for one’s benefits or achievements, they should be free from human benefits “and Sylvia cannot speak; she cannot tell the heron’s secret and give its life away.” (Jewett 21), whereas the hunter also claims to be an animal lover even though ironically, he kills animals for them to…