How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"I can't think of anything I should like so much as to find that heron's nest," the handsome stranger was saying. "I would give ten dollars to anybody who could show it to me." (1.24)
Should Sylvia protect the white heron from the hunter, or take up his offer at the prospect of mad cash money? This choice will come to define "A White Heron"—and it won't be an easy one.
Quote #2
No amount of though, that night, could decide how many wished-for treasures the ten dollars, so lightly spoken of, would buy. (1.25)
Although Sylvia loves the forest, even she is victim to materialism. Of course, you have to remember that ten dollars was worth a lot more back when this was written.
Quote #3
The sound of her own unquestioned voice would have terrified her—it was hard enough to answer yes or no when there was need of that. (1.27)
Sylvia is intimidated (and more than a little attracted to) the hunter. How can she make the right decision when those two powerful emotions are clouding her senses?