ing it, she just dealt with it. Hetty once described herself to others as Judith Hutters sister, and Thomas Hutters younger daughter. Instead of relating herself to her father, the name bearer, protector and honor of the family, she related herself to her better. She succumbed to this position unknowingly, humbly accepting the place that God had set her in life.Hetty and Judith can be contrasted to no end, but despite their many differences they did posses few aspects which were alike. Throughout the course of the story the sisters fall in love with two men, Hetty with Hurry and Judith with the Deerslayer. These emotions evolve into feelings that could never be satisfied, for the love that they gave could never be returned by the men they gave it to. It turned out that Hurry was in love with Judith while Deerslayer favored the simplicity and quite nature of Hetty. It was ironic how the things that these women wanted most in life, were unreachable, but the girls found outlets to fill these voids.Despite the differences between Hetty and Judith, the love for each other was still evident. Judith felt sadness and loss at the death of Hetty, possibly realizing the true depth of their relationship, which they had never pondered. Throughout their lives, one sister was always being compared to the other. Hetty naturally succumbed to the lower position of the two, just accepting what happened. Judith attempted to find the benefit for herself out of every situation, but ended up loosing for what she had loved most in life, the Deerslayer. Despite their hardships, the two girls learned not only to love in a romantic way but in the brotherly way, the way sisters shared. ...
