Summary: In the book Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson, Old Yeller is a dog who protects and helps Travis Coates and his family when Papa goes off on a cattle drive. When there is danger Old Yeller would be the one who comes in and saves the day. Mama is Travis and Arliss’s mother and takes care of them when Travis’s father leaves. Arliss is Travis’s brother and is adventurous and playful, which sometimes gets him in trouble and danger. Bud Searcy and his daughter Lisbeth are neighbors and when the Travis family were struggling, they come and help them. Burn Sanderson is a new to the place and is there original owner of Old Yeller. This book takes place in Salt Lick, Texas on the farm of the Travis family in the late 1860s. In the beginning, Papa …show more content…
Lisbeth gives them a visit and stays there to help them with their chores. Couple days later, their milking cow, comes back after being come for days and is weak and looks like she has hydrophobia. The bull comes and also has it. They decide to bring it out of their farm and burn them. While their at it, Old Yeller, who is badly hurt follows them and a wolf with hydrophobia comes and attacks them. Old Yeller fights with wolf and Travis takes his gun and takes a shot at the wolf. He kills him, but the wolf scratches Old Yeller and Travis is forced to kill him. Lisbeth brings her best pup and gives it to Travis. Travis is still heart broken that he had to kill Old Yeller. Days later, Papa comes back with a beautiful horse for Travis. They talk about what happened while he was gone and he tells him to let it all go and go on. Travis lets it go and goes on. His pup comes out with a piece of bread in his mouth and reminds him of Old Yeller eating all the meat.
Analysis: In the beginning of the story, Travis has just any other kid, and suddenly he had to pretty much be the father. He quickly learns his responsibilities and does them without being