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Desde un punto de vista realista, eso no es así. Son los humanos los que no miran atrás.
I fail to see any bonding on Parker´s part, which is why the tiger failed to bid adieu. The tiger is a tiger, I fail to see any metaphorical meaning to his existence.
I agree Geoffrey. The "bond" between the two did not go both ways, which could explain Pi's reaction.
It also adds to the poignancy of the story. Here's this animal with whom he bonded in the most heart-wrenching event of his life during which his life hung by a thread and this beast who shared this horrible adventure ignores the human friendship. Ultimately, the natural world could care less about the human race.
Agreed, Pi falls victim to the very things he criticizes that people do with zoo animals. I find it ironic. He hates the fact that someone would feel as if zoo animals need to be freed. He hints that this is anthropomorphism. Giving animals feelings they don't really have. But then he does the very same thing. Throughout the whole story the tiger was just a tiger...not some feline incarnation of lassie. So he left like a tiger does..
Mother Nature and her creatures are indifferent to the human condition.
Precisely. Except for dogs, but we have bred them to care for us.
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Desde un punto de vista realista, eso no es así. Son los humanos los que no miran atrás.
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I fail to see any bonding on Parker´s part, which is why the tiger failed to bid adieu. The tiger is a tiger, I fail to see any metaphorical meaning to his existence.
I agree Geoffrey. The "bond" between the two did not go both ways, which could explain Pi's reaction.
It also adds to the poignancy of the story. Here's this animal with whom he bonded in the most heart-wrenching event of his life during which his life hung by a thread and this beast who shared this horrible adventure ignores the human friendship. Ultimately, the natural world could care less about the human race.
Agreed, Pi falls victim to the very things he criticizes that people do with zoo animals. I find it ironic. He hates the fact that someone would feel as if zoo animals need to be freed. He hints that this is anthropomorphism. Giving animals feelings they don't really have. But then he does the very same thing. Throughout the whole story the tiger was just a tiger...not some feline incarnation of lassie. So he left like a tiger does..
Mother Nature and her creatures are indifferent to the human condition.
Precisely. Except for dogs, but we have bred them to care for us.
