The Yearling
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlingsliterary work· published 1938
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Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag after a fatal encounter with his mother and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend.
Adaptations (3)
The Yearling has been adapted 3 times, across film, television series, and television film, from 1946 to 1994.
The Yearling1946 · film · 128 min · dir. Clarence Brown · IMDb ↗Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
The Yearling1983 · television series · 24 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2Animated series of the classic novel. Anyone who grew up in the 80s grew up with this cartoon.
The Yearling1994 · television film · 90 min · dir. Rod Hardy · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Ma and Pa Baxter have battled bears, floods, rattlesnakes, hunger, disease, and ornery neighbors for years, but somehow they've prevailed during the toughest pioneer times. Now it's their son, Jody, who will face his own set of challenges. Young Jody Baxter is growing up fast on his parents' modest farm. With three brothers and sisters lost to illness, he's had to work the land just as hard as his daddy. When his only real friend goes "to visit the angels," Jody gets lonely and longs for a pet to share his life. "Flag," an orphaned fawn is his new adopted playmate. With a rekindled spirit, Jody and Flag become an inseparable pair - playing, exploring, and discovering their youthful world. But the new-found joy is only temporary; Flag has become a powerful yearling. When he threatens the family's survival, Jody is faced with the toughest choice of his young life.
