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The Deer At Providencia Analysis

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“The Deer at Providencia”, by Annie Dillard is a literary report which digs into the content of suffering. Four North Americans exploring the bank of Napo River on their way to the village observe a deer caught in a rope (which was a trap) suffering and struggling to save its life. Following the central theme of the story, Annie Dillard goes on talking about the suffering that is faced by a man when he was burnt and how after going through so much, seeing the deer doesn’t affect her so much. By this she extends the theme to the fact of universal suffering and how it is needed in every life for a person to understand the importance of the moments he can cherish.
The vivid contrast between a bunch of sound people pitying an injured deer and a

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