ABOUT THE BOOK OF WILSON RAWLS “WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS”

Abstract

ABSTRACT

 This article is about the book "Where The Red Fern Grows" by the famous English writer Wilson Rawls, which won many awards in the genre of children's literature. “Where The Red Fern Grows” is about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhounds for hunting. It's a work of autobiographical fiction based on Rawls' childhood in the Ozarks. Despite the fact that this work was published in 1961, it has not been translated into Uzbek yet. This article provides information about the writing history of the book "Where The Red Fern Grows", other books related to it, characters, main themes and symbols that used in it. And also the general content of the work and the lessons to be drawn from it will be discussed.

Keywords: Wilson Rawls, "Where The Red Fern Grows", hounds, autobiographical fiction, lessons learned through love for dogs, faith and belief, nature.