After the Civil War, Americans no longer depended solely on agriculture as a way of life. Because of the technological and economic advances in America, the picturesque and peaceful New England countryside was slowly being transformed into a modern, industrialist society. As a witness to these economic developments, Sarah Jewett writes A White Heron, a fictional, coming of age story that tells the story of a young girl living with her grandmother in the wilderness …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 501 total…Nature is slowly diminishing because of the advances in technology and the need for more land. Birds and other wildlife are losing their natural habitat and instead, are being put in cages at zoos or stuffed in people’s homes for display. “A White Heron” seeks to show the power of the individual. If everyone in society performed one selfless act to preserve their homeland as Sylvia does, this world would be a better place.