Throughout the novel "Wild Geese", written by Martha Ostenso, there are many instances were a comparison is made between the characters and animals such as wild geese. One of these comparisons can be found on page forty-nine . Wild geese are used to describe the emotions and actions of the characters. Mark Jordan is one of the characters who is described as being a wild goose. This passage is important because it gives the reader some …
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…helps the reader understand the title much better, allows them to concentrate on the comparison between characters and animals throughout the rest of the story, and allows the reader to understand how Mark Jordan is actually feeling and how it relates closely to other characters in the novel. Without including this passage in this part of the novel Mark Jordans emotions and how they are compared to wild geese would be more different to understand.