What would it be like to have destroyed something of which you loved? In this story we meet the king’s most noble fowler named Hugh. Hugh will do anything the king asks because his motto servo which means I serve my master. But that motto gets him into a lot of trouble as he will find. The tragic plotline and symbolism together with the realism of this story teach us a moral lesson so we can learn from our mistakes.


The plotline of the story perfectly fits that of tragic literature. In the beginning the world is in conflict for Hugh because he sees this beautiful woman and wants to be with her. But the king wouldn’t let that happen to his precious. Next is Hugh’s rise to power. Hugh gets to catch the birds for the kings wedding and he gets excited. Soon after is Hugh’s tragic flaw the one white and silk dove that he could never catch every time he failed. Hugh’s tragic fall is when he waits and waits and waits then sees the bird in the meadow. He slowly moves up on it and throws his net and jumps on it. But he finally cracks at the death symbolism. The bird starts talking to him and says he will give him riches, fame, and the girl. But right then he ripped the servo patch right off of his tunic and snapped the bird’s neck. Unfortunate events follow that too because the wedding was canceled. But this isn’t the only thing that makes this a tragedy.


In addition to the plotline fitting the tragic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. Most of the symbolism doesn’t fit into this category though. The trees might fit into this category because in the story she doesn’t specify the type of tree. But there are birds and other animals. There were also kings and queens involved with the story. Yet there is one more thing that I think I can persuade you with.


Finally, in the story “The Hundredth Dove” Hugh’s life is in control. There are many reasons one may say that because of how he acted in the end. His life is in control of the way that he lives his life he feeds the birds and all calmly and keeps to himself. This story is also realistic because there were kings and queens with servants’ way back when. With that i have one more thing to say.


The story “The Hundredth Dove” portrays a happy fowler, who is sad about the things that he had done but still enjoys his life. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers identify what the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with people or birds to do what’s right the first time and not have to learn from our first mistake. When there is death and death symbolism, the tragic cycle is complete and the reader experiences concern and doubt for those involved.