While an animal lover could be a simple definition , being an animal lover can entail different definitions because an animal lover could be someone that would never harm or injure an animal, an animal lover can still hunt them for research purposes, and an animal lover can support them by providing shelter and food. The short story "A White Heron" conflicts with two different ideologies of what being an animal lover actually means. Through the ending of the story we find what type of animal lover the story promotes. We see Sylvie at the end of the story overcome her desires towards the man…