"Doe Season"

In the story "Doe Season" by David Michael Kaplan, Andy finds comfort in that the "woods are always the same", which to her it is a security blanket so to speak, being a child it is comforting to have things the same. Andy is constantly reminded of how young she is, her father pouring coffee, pours her a cup also, and says, "we won't tell your momma" (459). Charlie also says, "I don't understand why she's coming", "How old is she anyway-eight?"(457).
In Andy's memories of the ocean, it frightened her, kind of like growing into adulthood, somewhat scarey, not knowing what lied beneath the water is kind of like not knowing what lies ahead when growing up. In the end when she ran from the men gutting the deer, she could also hear her mother's voice, "come in, come in"(467). It was all so frightening for her she tried to run from growing up.