How has the writer portrayed people and their relationships in 'Last Rabbit'? Refer closely to the details from the text in your answer. This short story talks about an old country man and how he is treated by his family. It also talks about his status in the family. This old man finally ends up facing a difficult decision. The story is seen through the eyes of a narrator, in other words the third person, …showed first 75 words of 1718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1718 total…then looked at the other, with bright brass. He closes the gun again." The old man hints in this passage about committing suicide. The two barrels symbolise life and death, the blackened barrel symbolises death, and the one with bright brass symbolises life. "He would have to ask Jenny if he could borrow Tom's spade." He might have ended Meg's misery, but he still has to survive living with his daughter and depending on others.