The Hundreth Dove

Author's note: This is my piece on "The Hundredth Dove" District Assessment.   In this piece  I tell about the dove Lady Columbia and the symbolism behind the dove.

This piece was so powerful and had a greater meaning beyond what it appeared, such as Lady Columbia.  The Lady Columbia is a tempting procession that the hunter had planted in his weak little heart. She seems as a striking human on the outside, but nothing is as it seems.  Nothing is what anyone thinks.  The hunter seems like he would do anything to please the King and his Lady.  Nothing turned out as I thought it would.  Every word wasn’t what I expected at all or why something was used.   Altogether these pieces of the story, made something much darker with a meaning to it.

The Lady Columbia is not a normal human being, and not a dove.  She is a quiet creature with dark eyes and shadowed secrets.  In the beginning she seems human, but isn’t natural.  A dove is a natural thing, but she isn’t just a dove.  This woman holds many secrets that were never revealed to us.   On the outside she may seem beautiful and human, but really she isn’t natural or beautiful inside at all.

A dove is a quiet, peaceful creature that holds many secrets in this piece and in this world.  They are messengers that bring people warnings and signs of piece.  This woman was a messenger to deliver a test to the hunter.  He was prompted to bring doves to their wedding and was trying to catch a single white pigeon.  She was a temptation brought to him, to test his character.  More than that, she was sent to see how he could control his wants in life.  He wanted to serve his master, while she wanted to sedate him and trick him.  She was crafted in this field, but was outwitted by his good character.   In the beginning she may seem peaceful, but this woman is secretive and quiet in a dangerous way.

Everything may seem normal at first, until, you uncover your eyes to see the truth.  This piece was just a story about a woman, a king and a Fowler.  You think that until you see what Lady Columbia and the other characters are.  She seems beautiful and elegant on the outside as a stunning human.  Lady Columbia takes the form as a dove and you see she is secretive and maybe even wicked.  Nothing just had a simple meaning in this story or even a single identity.  Everything was abnormal, dark and had its own complex meanings alone.