Beginning of Essay
1. During the course of the story, in what ways does Billy Colman change and mature in his thinking and actions? 1. Billy Colman matures in his thinking by training his dogs how to hunt. Some ways he matured in his actions is that he learns the coon's tricks and ....

Middle of Essay
.... sensitive at the beginning of the book when the freckle-faced kid pulled one of Little Ann's ears. The kid was the leader of the gang that surrounded Billy. Billy has responsibility because he has to take care of his hounds, he had to feed them, if they're hurt he has to try to help them like after the fight with the mountain lion, etc. Billy has pride in himself when he earned the $50.00 he needed to get his dogs, and he also had pride in his dogs when they won the gold cup. Billy had faith in his dogs whenever they wen! t out to hunt coons especially at the Championship Coon Hunt. Billy had sorrow in himself when he went and put flowers at Rub ....