The symbol of the fox in the story is very critical. First, Munro places the child on a fox farm to show the similarities of the fox maturing to be slaughtered and the maturing of a girl into a woman. Then, the value of the fox is a symbol of the value of a woman. The foxes are raised to be slaughtered for their magnificent pelts. Just as girls are raised to be married, a "pelt" to their husbands, but tragic and life changing for the girl.

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