Doe Season

In the story "Doe Season" by David Kaplan, Andy relishes in the thought that "They were the same woods..."(par 1). Andy thinks of the woods as being stable and never changing. Throughout this story Andy comes to realize that while growing up, things change and life is not quite so simple as it is when one is a child. Growing up a person comes to have more responsibilities and that things are always changing.
Andy thinks the ocean is like the world, "huge and empty, yet always moving." (par 45). Andy feels the ocean is similar to the unknown. As a child becomes older, they tend to venture out farther into the world and they learn all of the obstacles that a person must overcome to survive. Andy states, "If you walked in it, you couldn't see how deep it was or what might be below; if you swam, something could pull you under and you'd never be seen again." (par 45). This means that when you walk out into the world for the first time, say as a high school graduate, you are not quite sure how far to venture, you are a little intimidated by the unknown. If you swim a little farther out, meaning if you get caught up into something like drugs or the wrong crowd of people, it could break you.