This is Jody's Fawn Summary

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings writes the story,and the story's central theme is that the snake bite Jody's father, and the poison is spreading rapidly, so anything must be done to stop and extract the poisoning rate in the body. So, in the jungle, there is a fawn whose mother was killed to have and use the heart and liver to extract the poison, and it got successful, and Jody's father got saved. The real stories start with Jody convincing his father to bring the fawn home and raise it.

Summary

The author starts the story with the dilemma arising in Jody's mind that he cannot keep the fawn out of his mind. He then tells this dilemma to his father, who is resting because he has just been saved from death by the snake bite. The story revolves around Jody's father, who snake bites. To save himself, they kill the doe to use the heart and liver to extract the poison from his body. The doe had a small fawn and couldn't live without his mother doe.

Jody wanted to bring the fawn home and raise it like a mother. Jody convinces his mother of the same. At first, his mother was not accepting the statement, but after some time, hearing about the Mill Wheel and Doc Wilson, she agreed. She only agrees when Jody is ok to share milk with the fawn, which is his meal, because they do not have extra to feed the fawn.

He did not want anyone to witness his dismay if he was unsuccessful in finding the fawn, and he also did not want to share his joy when he did. He sent Mill-wheel away. Jody started to search the Doe, who he disrespected by throwing the bough.

Now his searching ended, and he found the fawn looking at him with his bright, lovely eyes. He extends his arm to take care of the fawn when the fawn is near. At first, he hesitated to go near him. Now he took the fawn and reached the intersection near home. He kept down the fawn on the intersection road, but he cried.

He recalled his father's advice that a fawn would follow you after being carried by you for a long. He carried it home for a while, then let it follow him. When they finally arrived at their house, Jody wanted to show his father that the deer had followed them, but the fawn was unwilling to ascend the steps. His father could sense Jody's enthusiasm in his bright eyes as he carried it up the stairs. After that, Jody brought it to the kitchen to give it his fair amount of milk. He carefully provided milk till the gourd was empty.

Some Words and Their Meanings

Drift Back: To go back
Fawn: A young deer in its 1^st year
Dilated: Large
Thieving: The action of stealing (taking something without someone's permission)
A Close Shave: A very linear escape
Kept Your Head: Stayed in peace and a difficult situation
Doe: A female deer animal
Hemmed In: Caught in a situation where one can't say no.
Acorns: Small brown-colored nuts
Sidled Back: Walked back quietly, trying not to be noticed.
Gasped- Catch one's breath with an open mouth.
Gave Himself Over To: To spend all his time and energy doing or feeling something.
Parapet: A protective wall for the troop area
Ration: A fixed amount of a commodity allowed to each person.
Restore: Repair.
Scorch Marks: Black burn marks
Scruples: Feelings that make you hesitate to do something wrong.
Sergeant Troy: A character in the book Far from the Madding Crowd
Spotted It: Saw it, found it.

Character Sketch

Jody a young boy who is sensible and mature for his age. He also stands for his father and helps his father when the snake bit him. Jody, the young boy, is very sensitive as he also cares for the orphan fawn, whose mother was killed by Jody to save his father's life.

Moral of the story

The story's moral is based on gratitude and kindness, and the primary theme is based on love and compassion, without which humanity cannot live. True compassion is not only telling or not only feeling others' pain but also working toward it and ensuring well-being.

About the Author

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is a writer from Florida who usually writes novels and stories with rural themes. The very famous publication is "The Yearling". She studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she joined the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta and graduated with an English degree in 1918. She was chosen to join Mortar Board, the national senior women's society. While working for the school literary magazine, she met Charles Rawlings, whom she later married.