re [he runs] the gauntlet of the rough tribes from the cottages." The boy cannot expect to have any control over the seasons or weather. Nevertheless, the weather contributes to his feeling of helplessness.
             For the boy, one of the more dehumanizing aspects of the story is that nowhere does anyone ever refer to him by name. He is always referred to as 'you' or 'boy'. This could be attributed to the fact that, on the whole, there is relatively little
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