Old yeller. Similarities and differences Between ch 9- 10

In chapter 9 Travis looks to his father for guidance by behaving like he believes Papa would. He and Papa were a team marking the hogs before, and now he and Old Yeller are a team.

Chapter 10 is more of an intimate look into Travis and Old Yeller. The moment between Travis and Old Yeller when Travis cares for him and ensures his safety under the rock is intimate and emotional, and in some ways is the climax of the relationship between the two. Travis vows to return and bring him home just as Old Yeller put aside his life for the protection of Travis from the hogs. By seeing the scene through Travis's view, the reader is let into this intimate sharing and one's hope rises with Travis's. Travis is hopeful of Old Yeller's survival as he bandages him; this is not like how he feels at the end of the novel when he knows there is no hope for Old Yeller. The themes of the novel converge as Travis works to do the right thing and save Old Yeller, treating him as the trusted friend he is.