Barn Owl Lesson Plan

How would you describe the narrator? What qualities stand out to you? What is the difference between the narrator who experienced the event and the narrator who describes the events?

The narrator of "Barn Owl" is naive and young, as demonstrated not just by their age but also by their perspective. They are surprised by the messiness of the owl's death and by the suffering they caused. The narrator who describes the event is clearly older, as demonstrated by their measured tone when describing the event, and thus looks back on their younger self with a bit of sadness. The older version of the narrator regrets killing the owl and recalls gratitude for the direction provided by...