Certain characteristics animals possess which defy human nature help to develop Robert’s character, animals in this novel are displayed to be closely related to Robert, the animals represent values of Robert, and of society today and they are often used by Findley as a symbol of hope amidst devastation. Findley uses animal imagery in order to reveal certain aspects of the protagonist Robert’s personality. He wants to show that it is through the animals that Robert truly expresses himself. Human nature is the general characteristics, feelings and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. Human nature consists of many different things, and one is judging.
A.P. Literature 10 August 2011 In “Roosting Hawk” and “Golden Retrievals,” the speakers portray the world through there own perspective. The persona in this poem is coming from two contrasting animals; the speakers are a hawk and a golden retriever. The authors use numerous literary devices such as diction, syntax, imagery, and themes to reveal the diverse views of these personified animals. In “Roosting Hawk,” the author uses diction to expose the arrogance of the hawk by making him appear to look almost God-like or divine.
Some believe animals are an unintelligent species and are just savage creature trying to live in this world. In the essay written by Bass, he describes how the hunters and the animals imagine their prey’s movements. This is giving animals the intelligence to think and react to another animal’s movements. This means Bass believes animals are creatures with the ability to think. In the essay “Am I Blue?” Walker talks about how the horse is “like a crazed person.” This happened because the two horses on a farm were separated after bonding.
Furthermore, Suzuki effectively discusses the quality of life for the animals being tested, and the depressing and deprived realities that these helpless animals survive. Suzuki makes valid points throughout his article including his statement, “What gives us the right to exploit other living organisms as we see fit? How do we know that these other creatures do not feel pain or anguish just as we do?”(p.91). Suzuki utilizes pathos to strengthen his argument and attempts to shape the opinion of the public. Is it intelligence that determines the animal’s self-worth and right to live, or is it that animals may possess the same if not identical Neuroanatomy of humans?
In conclusion, Carl Matt is similar to the Osprey in many ways, from the start of the book to the end. They’re both similar because they’re both weak and scared to stand up for themselves and in the Start, the osprey is injured, similar to Carl Matt, you can say he is injured as well and caged like the osprey because he scared to defence himself and show his fleshy bulges but at the end when the osprey is free, Carl Matt is free. It is fair to say that Carl Matt and the Osprey are similar because they are both like preys; they both can’t stand up for themselves and they both listen to anyone even if it ruins there life. For example, in my first argument i was talking about how Carl Matt is like the prey and Bruce is like the predator because Bruce teases and makes fun of him and he does nothing. 2nd argument he is scared to take is top off because he is ashamed of his fleshy bulges and scared if someone picks on him because he can’t stand up for himself and in 3rd argument Aunt beryl blames Carl for what Harley did and makes him pay the fine and Carl just listens even though it will ruin his life and he doesn’t even stand
Critical Lens Bernadette Devlin once said, “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.” What this means is, in order to have the best and what you really believe you deserve, you may have to make many sacrifices. Animal Farm by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury both prove this quote through the literary elements of Conflict and Characterization. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a riveting story about animals fighting back. Old Major, a prize winning boar and the acclaimed leader of the other barn animals devises a plan amongst the other animals to create a paradise in which all animals live together with no human beings to dominate or control them. The ideas of this said “paradise” become known as Animalism and are taught to all of the animals as the correct way of life.
But, it emphasizes the cooperation of communities as a whole to become no-kill. Yes, this is an even larger aspect to tackle than simply just turning shelters away from the “dark side,” but it actually makes full sense once the article is read. The article basically states the same things as above about how no-kill shelters tend to inadvertently dump loads of left over animals onto other shelters for them to deal with: “[C]hoosing to be limited admission by limiting the number of animals you accept, then touting yourself as "no kill" while leaving other rescues to deal with the animals you didn't accept only divides the animal welfare community...which in the end is bad for the animals.” ("KC Dog Blog,"
Words such as “golden” and “fresh” help create this setting. Steinbeck also uses pathetic fallacy to create a positive and harmonious mood. When describing the main characters as they enter the scene, Steinbeck uses animal imagery such as “Lennie snorted the water like a horse” and “Lennie dabbed his big paw.” This shows how large Lennie is. Lennie and George are complete opposites of each other which is shown through contrast and juxtaposition. George’s dominance is also shown through a simile, “Like a terrier who doesn’t want to bring a ball back to his master” where George is the master and Lennie is the terrier.
Thomas notices that Mr. Pluto's eyes are darting around in a "shifty" (7.14) way and he wonders why. Mr. Small asks Mr. Pluto how the horses are doing. Mr. Pluto seems startled, but says the horses are fine. To Thomas's surprise, his dad keeps grilling Pluto about the horses. Apparently, the black one has been sick.
To save himself Crooks tries to explain to Lennie how it feels to be lonely, ‘Maybe you can see now, you got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back.’ This monologue is important Crooks is lonely in many ways: he is crippled so he is isolated from society, he is black and he is intelligent all of which set him apart from anyone else on the ranch. At this point animal language is used again for Lennie. Crooks discusses how life would be for Lennie if he was on his own, ‘They’ll tie you up with a collar, like a dog.’ Words like ‘growled’ also show how Lennie’s temperament changes. Please note that animal language is used the most during tense scenes.