First, the story uses symbolism to clarify its theme. In the story "The Child By Tiger", Wolfe often uses symbolism and refers to Prosser as a tiger. These symbolic references help convey the author's message. Wolfe implies that Prosser is cunning, sneaky, and vengeful which are the qualities of the tiger. It seems apparent that author use symbolism to help portray the personality of their main character.

The setting of the story is very important because it lays the groundwork for the events of the story to

unfold. In "Child By Tiger" the events that occur to Dick Prosser happen because of the type of environment he is placed in. He is surrounded by a town that does not have high regard for African Americans: "What happened, what passed between them, was never known. And, besides, no one was greatly interested. It was a crazy nigger with 'another nigger's woman." The bigotry in Prosser's town slowly eats away at him until he snaps. Wolfe uses the setting to his advantage because the story could not have happened if the setting had been different.

In conclusion, "The Child By Tiger" uses many different writing techniques to develop their themes. By using these techniques the authors are allowed to create main characters that can fully emphasize the point that they are trying to get across to the reader. Thomas Wolfe wants to convey the message that Prosser, like all men, has both good and evil sides. However, it is because of different environmental factors that bring out his evil

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