Question

At the time "A White Heron" Was written, using local color in the writing was popular. Through your reading, which region was the author providing the local color of?
A. The American west
B. Maine
C. The Florida coast
D. The Southwest

Answer 1

I choose the answer B. Maine

Answer 2

Answer: In "A White Heron", the author provides the local color of Maine.

Explanation: "A White Heron" is a short story written by Sarah Orne Jewett, an American novelist that published her works during the second half of the nineteenth century. She was one of the exponents of American regionalism, a literary style that emphasized the importance of the setting, especially the landscapes of a particular region. For that reason, in "A White Heron", Jewett resorts to the description of the local color of Maine. Maine becomes the home of the main character, Sylvia, and it is also the place in which the story develops.