The Hunter
The Hunter - meaning Summary
Adult Play and Pretense
Nash’s short poem presents a wry scene of a man engaged in the childish ritual of hunting. The hunter hides under camouflage and imitates duck calls to trick waterfowl, turning a supposedly rugged pastime into a comic interplay of artifice and hope. The final line emphasizes the irony: an adult relying on pluck and luck to outwit a duck, exposing the sport’s smallness and human vanity.
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