The Bear, in addition to being one of the greatest hunting stories of all time, is one of the finest stories about the initiation of a young man into the rituals of the hunt and the wilderness, and it is also a compelling story of that young man's maturation into full manhood.
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Bear With It and You Will Value It,
By Ernest C. Lisi (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bear (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)
Just a few notes on the value of any tool that would help navigate the complex terrain of William Faulkner's "The Bear." Cliff Notes and its overview, of course, are no substitute for the original excellence of the novelette, itself; however, the information offers overview and character analysis that prove pivotal to understanding the cultural and moral development of plot line. While Faulkner's writing in this particular book is difficlut, it is equally beautiful and loaded with almost numinous insight on the trek of Ike McCaslin, Old Ben, and Sam Fathers. No one writes better nature descriptions than Faulkner and his depiction of the hunt is vintage examples of a Nobel Laureate writer at his best. The epiphany of Ike's relinquishing of slave ownership contains some complex sentence, one in particular of close to two thousand words; that example, however, is a prime method, stream of consciousness for the older Ike as well as chronicle of history for the region as well as the whole of the U.S.A. Use the Notes as if they were someone who knows the plot and characters and wishes to share. With it, the greatness of Faulkner is apparent: his craft of weaving narratives, telling a yarn, and making moral statements palatable and purposeful. Good luck, my friends.
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why you need these cliffs notes,
This review is from: The Bear (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)
First off, the editorial reviews are on the wrong book, 2nd these are cliffs notes for the short story "the bear" found in Go Down Moses' by william faulkner. As for the "the bear," in my opinion it is a very difficult piece to read and i would recommend cliffs notes for it.its good to attempt to read through the actual book, but its a pain.faulkner trails off on the most myriad of details and takes 2 pages to explain something that could easily take only half a page.i've never used cliffs notes before in my life, but i needed them for this book. This is the opinion of an accelerated junior in high school who just wrote a 13 page term paper on this, so you can determine for yourself if this info. was useful.
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Faulkner's "The Bear" is an excellent choice for insomniacs,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Bear (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)
"The Bear" by william faulkner was an extreamly slow paced book. Many of the sentances ran on for two pages or so, and became incomprehensable. Faulkner seems to ramble on aimlessly, failing to reach distinct points. There were some good double meanings in the text, but if this is what you like, look at James Joyce. This was a failure.
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