A Sunrise On The Veld

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eliness. He was an introvert while the character in the second story was an extrovert being active and involved in his love for nature; he was more aware of what he was doing. In A Sunrise On The Veld, the character had a purposeful obsession. One that taught him valuable lessons about life, for example, that nature can be hostile, and not to take it for granted. The boy’s joy for nature in A Sunrise On The Veld probably did not go away even after witnessing the buck being devoured by ants. He learned about death and that existence is finite. There is a difference also, in the sources of the pain of the characters. He felt and empathized with the buck’s suffering. He felt pain deeply and suffered. Both authors incorporated techniques for developing the general idea of the short stories through the settings and images. The setting of A Sunrise On The Veld took place in an open, grassy areas or as the title indicates, in an actual veld. The season is winter in this story, early morning, approximately two hours before sunrise. The air smelled new and fresh, it was the beginning of a new day. There were descriptions of nature, for example: the wall of trees; the grass was described as tall; and there was a river around him. The narrator described the beauty and variety of nature. The character had dogs running along with him, and so the atmosphere suggested life and energy. The story, written in the first person, had a tone of objectiveness. The objects were real, in front of him, and existed outside of his mind. There were several notable im...