Red Fox

Question 1

What are some themes of Red Fox?

Answer 1

Intelligence gained by experience
Nature’s lessons for it’s inhabitants
Instinct for survival
Sacrifice for those you love

Question 2

What are some symbols in Red Fox?

Answer 2

• trail: the path of doom ( determines life or death)
• gun: (man’s tool of death that is hard to escape)
• forest fire: (both nature’s fragility and power)
  -the pups: dependent and innocent

Question 3

Characters in Red Fox?

Answer 3

Major:
- Red Fox
- The Boy
- Jabe Smith
Minor:
- Forest animals
- Red Fox’s mate and pups
- Red Fox’s father and mother
- the two hounds
- other hunters

Question 4

Protagonist

Answer 4

Red Fox

Question 5

Antagonist

Answer 5

Jabe Smith (major)
Man and the hounds (general)