boar is the same as the attempts of the lady not braking the noble Gawain.On the third and final day, the lady comes to his room one more time while the others are on the hunt. While they are talking Gawain tells her he wishes he had his most prized possession to give to her for her deeds. She then pulls out a ring and asks him to take as a token from her. Gawain refuses saying he "forgo all gifts", so she then asks him to take her green girdle and this accepts. During the hunt they come across a fox which is the animal that the lord brings back to Gawain. A fox is animal that is seen as sly and mistrustful, which is the same way Gawain acted with Bertilak. I think the author chose the fox as the ultimate animal to be trapped because they are normally associated with deception and for being clever animals. When it came time to exchange gifts, Gawain does not give up the girdle, breaking the deal he Bertilak made. The fox during the hunt was crafty almost throwing off the hounds but was caught anyway. In the same way; Gawain was deceptive in attempting to hide the girdle but was caught by the Green Knight later (who turned out to be Bertilak). It also can be seen that the main point of the kills on the first two days were for food, but a fox is only good for its skin. The skin can have some parallel to the girdle since it was worn on the skin of the girl.The final aspect of this poem is the constant reference to the color green. Green is usually associated with jealously. It is possible that the Green Knight was jealous of the fame for Arthur's kingdom and how renowned his knights are. A stronger point of the color green is a conflict between Christianity and Paganism. The Christianity part is easy to notice with Arthur's kingdom. Gawain is faithful to God and constantly trying to push away sin. Paganism is often associated with the worship of nature, especially trees. Part of what is seen is the way the Green Knight migh...
