It seems appropriate for an author to begin a chapter about Canada geese while monks sing vespers (English translation of "Bring me back home") to a congregation of people. Geese are perhaps the most renowned face of migratory birds. Across the … [Read more]
Ravens
It is easy to associate a raven with something sinister. They are an ominous symbol which might come to mind when one thinks of death. Even their call is uncomfortable, a chilling croak rather than the obnoxious caw of their relative the crow. Terry … [Read more]
Snowy Egrets
Egrets are medium-sized, slender herons. They are covered in all white feathers, up until their long black legs, which run into their eye-catching yellow feet. At first glance, this bird seems plain, but once its plumage is on display it is obvious … [Read more]
Peregrine Falcon
Like many of the symbols in Terry Tempest William's Refuge, the peregrine falcon appears at the very end of a chapter supposedly about something completely different: starlings. Williams talks of arriving at the dump and watching the birds as they … [Read more]
Great Horned Owl
This chapter was interesting for a few reasons, one of which was how the very first paragraph directly pointed out how American this family was being. Here it was pointed out that the family is in a log cabin in the woods, had a turkey on the table, … [Read more]
Ravens
The chapter entitled "Ravens" to me is slightly what I expected. Just as Edgar Allan Poe used his poem "The Raven" to talk about mysteriousness and supernaturality, so does Williams to portray the raven as a symbol of death and darkness throughout … [Read more]
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