“The meanest one is Rooster Cogburn(25)”.
-Roosters (as in the type of bird) symbolize physical and moral fortitude protection, honesty and bossiness. These traits are all qualities that Rooster Cogburn has himself. The author most likely chose his name to emphasize his character. At first, roosters seem very defensive and mean, but if you look farther into the deeper meaning of them, they are much more than that. Rooster Cogburn parallels with this perfectly.
What else are they? Get a little more specific there -- connect to evidence in the text? Call the author by name?
ReplyDelete-Roosters (as in the type of bird) symbolize physical and moral fortitude protection, honesty and bossiness. These traits are all qualities that Rooster Cogburn has himself. Portis most likely chose his name to emphasize his character. At first, roosters seem very defensive and mean, but if you look farther into the deeper meaning of them, they are much more than that. Rooster Cogburn parallels with this perfectly. Also, out of a batch of chickens, there is usually one rooster, and it is the meanest of them all, which goes along with the initial quote. When the birds are chicks, a way to tell which ones are male is to observe which ones are more feisty and aggressive. The more hostile ones end up being roosters.
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