Woman vs. Man is a struggle that has been seen for generations everywhere, especially in literature. This short story, “The White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett starts off with a journey of a young city-girl adjusting to life in a more rural environment. Sylvia, the young girl, begins to adapt and feel a connection with her new home surrounding nature and discovering plants and all sorts of animals she had never experienced to know. Suddenly, this little girl has to face gender opposition for the first time with this mysterious hunter; she has to quickly learn about masculinity and the power in herself as a woman. Through a difficult decision of staying true to her but also standing up for nature against the manipulation of man. Even though Sylvia is just a young girl, meeting the hunter catapults her into womanhood. Her innocence, nurturing passion for nature embodies what is “woman”. Sylvia really becomes the symbol of Mother Nature, as she is really respectful and protective of the environment she is passionate about. Everyone around her is aware of her passion; it is proven as her grandma describes it to the hunter. “There ain’t a foot o’ ground she don’t know her way over, and the wild creaturs counts her one o’themseleves. Squer’ls she’ll tame to come an’ feed right o’ her hands, and all sorts o’ birds. (415) In contrast, the hunter embodies masculinity in its roughest, toughest form. The hunter and Sylvia have the same curiosity and interest in nature but they study it in very different ways. The hunter has many weapons and strong tools for hunting, the guns and knives assert his strength and dominance, and can even be seen to show violence. He attempts to manipulate Sylvia through charm and even through her necessity of money. Not only is the idea of men overpowering women shown, but also that man (the hunter) overpowering nature, as he effortlessly kills all he finds. “Oh no, they’re stuffed and