Part one of term paper
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 schemes. Another way is by learning his dog's actions so he knows if they're h ...

Part two of term paper
... to go into the ice cold water to save Little Ann from freezing to death. One example of devotion to family is giving the gold cup to his youngest sister and giving the silver cup to his two other sisters. His willingness to sacrifice one time was when he kept on going to find his dogs in the blizzard with his father, grandpa, and judge. Billy was 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 su ...