Westy Martin

"Westy Martin" by Percy Keese Fitzhugh is a tale of a boy scout’s coming-of-age, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century life; young Westy Martin's world is turned upside down by a single gunshot in the woods that unveils the harsh realities beyond his youthful understanding. As a Boy Scout dreaming of adventure, Westy is thrust into a moral quandary when he discovers a wounded deer, a victim of a careless poacher, forcing him to wrestle with his feelings about hunting and responsibility. Driven by his sense of justice, Westy embarks on a quest to find the culprit, a journey that tests his values and challenges everything he thought he knew about right and wrong.