Through the depiction of human-animal relationship viewed by two different characters in the story, the author guides us to the appropriate and feasible way of animal-loving. In the story, Sylvia represents a compassionate and empathetic type of animal lover, valuing the well-being and autonomy of animals. The proof for this can be seen in Sylvia’s internal struggle when she debates against herself whether to reveal the white heron’s location to the hunter: “But Sylvia does not speak after all, though the old grandmother fretfully rebukes her, and the young man’s kind appealing eyes are…