In the play The Wild Duck, written by Isben, there is a wild animal, it is a duck. An in this play the duck symbolizes many of the characters in many different and unique ways. To start off the wild Duck represents or symbolizes one of the major characters in this story, Old Ekdal. He is an outdoors man trapped in the city. They have one particular thing in common and that is that they were both injured by Hakon Werle. He is a hunter that one day shot the wild duck. Werle's dog rescued the duck from the bottom of the lake and Old Ekdal decided that he was going to nurse the wild duck back to health in his attic. The attic would later become a fantasy world for whoever spent time in there.The wild duck also symbolizes young Hedvig. They also have in common injury and also the duck is separated from the rest of his flock.. Hedvig is going blind and has a disability that separates her from going to school with other normal students.Last but not least the duck symbolizes Gregers. He uses the attic and the duck as a place to get away from reality. Gregers enjoys making things for the duck and often relates his good friend Hialmar to the duck. He says that Hialmar sunk to the bottom in life and Gregers wants to be the dog in this case and rescue him.Gregers is where the truth and hones...
