jason
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Post by jason on Oct 15, 2014 4:30:48 GMT
In class we talked about what the three animals (deer, boar, fox) symbolize.
Give me your opinions on what the animals might mean??
(The three animals might symbolize emotions, etc)
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bilal
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Post by bilal on Oct 15, 2014 10:44:30 GMT
im not sure maybe these three animals symbolizes the actions that the lord's wife did in the the three days with sir gawain.
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Post by dhiya on Oct 15, 2014 11:19:34 GMT
I havent really thought of the meaning behind the animals. but there must be. and also the reason why the author describes the hunting scene in such detailed way. I think in all the hunting describe the animals very strong, hard to catch. I found some of the desc. online:
"Hunted animals were classified as either "beasts of venery" or "beasts of chase". Beasts of venery included the male and female red deer, wild boar or the wolf. Beasts of chase were the male or female deer and the fox."
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daniel
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Post by daniel on Oct 15, 2014 13:56:36 GMT
As the lady did more things as the days goes, the animals that the lord hunted became more rare and maybe in higher food chane. First day, deer second day boar, and the third day fox.
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Post by justink on Oct 15, 2014 15:43:55 GMT
I think that the deer, boar, and fox represents Sir Gawain.
The deer were easy to hunt and it provided the lord with surplus resources. (1st day)
The boar was strong and tough. It even harmed many hunters. (2nd day)
The fox didn't harm anyone, but was cunning, agile and difficult to capture. (3rd day)
for some reason i feel like this pattern of fear/flee --> strong/face & fight --> cunning deceit
will be how Sir Gawain reacts when meeting with the green knight.
in the passage, sir gawain openly expresses his fear, therefore he could at first flee and escape
however, knowing that such act will be titled as coward, he would turn and fight back the fear
maybe when confronted with the green knight, sir gawain might pull out certain tricks or maybe the girdle might play a role here~ supernatural?
however… all three animals died… this might foreshadow Sir Gawain's fate
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woojong
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Post by woojong on Oct 16, 2014 0:26:21 GMT
The animals hunted are similar to Gawain's reactions to the lady's seduction. In the first day, Gawain hunted deer. He also tried to be pretending to be asleep to ignore the lady. This is similar to how deers act when they are hunted. Just like how Gawain tried to run away. In the second day, Gawain hunted a boar. In the second day he tried to face the lady directly, which is similar to how boars try to fight back when they are hunted.
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Post by jooyoungparkyesbaby on Oct 16, 2014 1:34:08 GMT
So I think that the three animals each represent the attitude and actions of Gawain.
On the day of the hunt for the deer, which runs away, Sir Gawain closes his eyes hoping that the lord's wife passes by. Thus, he avoids his battle just like the deer.
On the day of the hunt for the boar, which faces the hunters, Sir Gawain greets the lord's wife immediately and confronts her temptation. Thus, he fights with his temptation just like the boar.
On the day of the hunt for the fox, which uses cunning tricks, Sir Gawain receives the green belt which he will trick the lord later. Thus, he is just as cunning as the fox.
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