Doe Season

Andy makes a reference of the woods never change and they “stretch all the way to here, for miles and miles, longer than I could walk in a day, or a week even, but they are still the same trees.”(pg. 511, paragraph 1) This to me is here way of saying in a way she will always be a kid and will never change. She will always be able to be a carefree kid when she is with her father and be able to do the things she enjoys to do with him. I think this is a good way of putting it of how she feels, that her childhood will go on forever even though she has to grow up eventually and this may be considered the first step.
Later she goes back to a story about her summer at the Jersey shore where she went on vacation with her mom and dad. She refers to the ocean as “huge and empty”(pg. 514, paragraph 45) and that “you couldn’t see how deep it was or what might be below; if you swam, something could pull you under and you’d never be seen again.”(pg. 514, paragraph 45) She uses this analogy to explain growing up. There are many situations while you are growing up that you might not be able to see what’s next or what may be lurking up behind you. It may also be used to say don’t take to many chances because you never know what might be coming for you.