Lawrences story The Fox, there are many different aspects and passages that can be discussed. The one that strikes me the most is when Henry kills the fox. Its me, says Henry; Ive shot the fox. (612) It signifies Henrys big conquest. It is a sign that he has succeeded to possess March. From the very beginning of the story, the fox is described as a demon at the Bailey Farm. The fox carried off the hens under the very noses of March and Banford (582) who take care of the farm. It seems like the fox is successful in avoiding March and Banford and the fox really exasperated them both (582). However, one evening, March sees the fox and he sees her. She was spell-bound--she knew he knew her. So he looked into her eyes, and her soul failed her (583). March get this strange feeling and she is confused. She does not shoot him. Instead, she put her gun to her shoulder and follows him. March walks after him and in her heart she was determined to find him (583).It keeps happening to March, again and again. It seems like she is possessed by the fox. She thinks about him, consciously or not, and the fox came over her like a spell (585). The fox dominated her unconsciousness, possessed the blank half of her musing (585) no matter what she had been doing. The fox just seems to have mystical power over her. She wants to be unconsciously possessed by him. After months passes, March still cannot get him out of her mind. Then Henry, the reality figure of the fox, emerges. Henry Grenfel, who is so soft and courteous in speech, not wanting to say much himself (595) attracts Banford. On the other hand, March identifies him with the fox. March and Banford agree to allow him to stay for a short while. March feels like Henry, or the fox, is there with her and she does not have to go after him anymore. Again, she gave herself up to a warm, relaxed place, almost like sleep, accepting the spell that was on her (591). March averts her face from Henry and shrinks ...
