old yeller had rabies

The cast of Old Yeller - 1957 includes: Chuck Connors as Burn Sanderson Kevin Corcoran as Arliss Coates Tommy Kirk as Travis Coates Dorothy McGuire as Katie Coates Fess Parker as Jim Coates Beverly Washburn as Lisbeth Searcy Jeff York as Bud Searcy

The 1957 movie Old Yeller starred Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker and Tommy Kirk.

arliss fights a wolf and a hog

Old Yeller is a canine tragedy novel. It is basically about a dog- the name belongs to the dog and is sort of Southern Dialect for Yellow- not someone who makes a lot of noise- as many think- I always thought Old Yeller implied - something like Loudmouth or Hollering Henry! The story takes place in the Horse age West= and has no connection anyhow with Science Fiction.

The last name is Coates. Travis, Jim, Codi, Arliss played in the movie with the same last name.

= Character Sketch (Old Yeller) = Travis - Travis is the man of the family and has to take care of Little Arliss and mama, he is 14 years old. He is also a responsible young man, and is very respectful to the people around him. Little Arliss - Little Arliss is Travis's little brother, he is 5 years old and is very stubborn. If he gets mad at people he tends to throw rocks at them, he is also very outgoing and tells a lot of fibs. Mr. Coates - Travis's, and Little Arliss's father and also mama's husband who left. He left for a cattle drive and said he wasn't going to be back for a couple months so he left Travis in charge. Old Yeller - A dog that the Coates family found stealing a piece of bacon and they decided to keep him. Travis hated him but then got to like him some more. Little Arliss and mama adored him. Old Yeller is a very strong and loyal dog. Jumper - The Coates family's donkey. He is very stubborn when it comes to things he doesn't want to do, but momma puts him straight. He helped carry the injured Old Yeller back to the house. Bell - Travis's old dog who he loved very much. He was very obedient and knew what to not get himself into. Though he sniffed a dead rattlesnake head, got bitten, and died. Bud Searcy - He is the Coates family's neighbor who isn't very neighborly all he does is talk and spit tobacco, not very well mannered like his daughter. Spot - The Coates family's cow that produces a lot of milk but was afraid of Travis and didn't let him milk her. She hid from Travis, but Travis found her and milked her by having Old Yeller to put the cow straight. Lisbeth Searcy - Bud Searcy's daughter, not very much like him. She is very nice and would never harm a fly; she also has a dog named Miss Prissy. She is very good with working on a farm. Burn Sanderson- Old Yellers original owner, he is very nice and shows fair manners. He decided to let Travis and the rest of the family keep Old Yeller if they would cook him up a nice meal and then he would be on his way. Missy Prissy- Lisebeth's little dog who is always sweet and playful, not a good farm dog. She had puppies that looked like they couldn't even stand up, just look cute. Mama- Mama is a very calm and kind woman. She always makes sure that her boys are in tip top shape for the day ahead of them. She is very cautious about what the boys get into, like when Travis got attacked by the hogs she didn't want him to go back and get Old Yeller with her.

The issue of human needs versus animal needs(the term animal rights was not yet coined) and the animal-sacrifice theme where the lead adult character shoots the Title character who has become rabid or infected with snake-bite. I never read the book but am familiar with reviews. It was one of the few live-action Disney films to have an unambiguous tragic ending- as opposed to one where say an animal ran off but could conceivably have been adopted by someone, this was final, shotgun death blast! The animal=sacrifice theme loosely pushed the outer perimeter of science fiction, such topics as , perhaps euthanasia, but has been used in some novels and also factual accounts such as the mis-titled (Ice pan) or Adventure on the Ice Pan, by Sir Wilfred Grenfell, the Labrador missionary. It"s based on fact, but if a novel, one might say a blend of Old Yeller and Jack London"s tales, as the location is the wiolds of the sub-arctic.

at first travis hated old yeller than he starts to lick the dog and takes almost every were

A horse

In the 1957 Disney film 'Old Yeller', Travis has to shoot Old Yeller because he was infected with rabies and tried to attack his younger brother, Arliss. This is a major turning point in the movie.

The movie appeared to be set in the old west, Texas, probably pre- l900 as there are no motor vehicles about.

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Yes. Travis did like Lisbeth.

Old Yeller (***spoiler alert***) won his battle with the rabid wolf but would have died painfully anyway. The canine actor named Spike, who portrayed Old Yeller in the 1957 film, went on to star in the TV series The Westerner (1960), on Lassie in 1964 and in a 1969 movie before retiring. He died of old age some years later.

The point of view is first person. The author wanted the reader to feel what Travis was feeling because he is the main character in the story.

Mrs. Story's fifth grade class in Gaffney, SC.

realistic fiction dude

the farm back yard and the forest

travis

Old Yeller is a work of fiction. It is a very touching story about a boy and his dog, the adventures they go through, and a tough decision that the boy has to make. It teaches the importance of family and doing the right thing even though sometimes you like it.

the dog dies

ardith