Firstly, the author compares how the hunter relates to animals as well as the hunter’s relation with Sylvia and his family. By exploring the hunter’s behavior across different settings, the author compares his attitude towards animals at the same time as his gender role. For instance, the hunter claims he is hunting birds to add them to his taxidermy collection: “I am making a collection of birds myself (Jewett 9).” The man is clearly portrayed as a hunter, but he is also portrayed as having a sense of entitlement as he feels he has the right to take an animal’s life to turn them into a…