How Short stories give a new dimension to life.
Short stories and fables give essential insight on life and convey a deeper understanding of the basic fundamental and intellectual lessons of life. Over the ages many stories and fables have been told from generation to generation to help people understand and grow intellectually/mentally to live a life which is one with yourself and everyone in relation to you. One such story which is deep in its morals is The Giraffe by Mauro Senesi. This story portrays a strong message, and when I read this book I was deeply affected emotionally as well as intellectually. This story helped me understand how accepting the most subtle change to the most significant change is important, it helped me understand
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This short story has explained a very important message to society which is there in all humans sub-consciously.
The giraffe conveys a strong message about how humans have an inability both emotionally and intellectually to deal with any kind of change. In this story a giraffe was brought in to the town by a merchant, lots of the people in the town were scared and frightened by the giraffe entering in the town. The people living there did not want to keep “the beast” in their town, showing their intolerance towards anything that changes or that is new. The intolerance was to such extremes that he people were ready to kill the animal, “We 'll have to kill the giraffe” (Senesi 30). The refusal to accept change in this story is a direct reflection of our society today. People are still scared to accept
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The policeman in this short story was so much in an illusion, deluded by his emotions of fear and anger that he killed the Giraffe for entering the town, “the policeman who came and said, "If you don 't take it away, I 'll kill it with my revolver" (29). These emotions that were shown reflect upon how the mind set in our society today is absorbed in ego, blocking the ability to understand situations from each perspective. The policemen is great example of that, the policeman could not understand the Giraffe’s feelings and thoughts from its perspective, due to his incapability of understanding others because of his own ego. People are often self-deluded that they are always right and whatever they are doing is always right, but that is not the case, it is more of a self-illusion created by them. Furthermore this story helped me understand that emotions and thoughts work in parallels, controlling and broadening emotions or thoughts will help strengthen the intellect and reduce the fear and anger. Hence this misguiding of your thoughts and emotions, creates complexities in life which is the reason for the inability in collectively perceive situations with an
Not only are giraffes the tallest animals in the world, they are also one of the most recognizable. Their characteristic long necks quickly captivate any audience. That being said, it is not commonly known that there are thought to be nine subspecies of Giraffa camelopardalis. In fact, there is increasing evidence that these could potentially be separate species in their own right. This paper will discuss where giraffes fit in the Tree of Life and identify the giraffe’s closest relatives, differentiate and analyze the similarities and differences between the nine subspecies, and, finally, explore any debate revolving around the phylogeny of the subspecies.
The police officer is a fundamental illustration of how stereotypes are created by discrimination and fear when he was described as “nervous because of the neighbour-hood, who is suspicious because of the car and because he has been trained to see an unshaven man in blue jeans as a potential thief” The main character expects to be helped by the police officer but instead he is seen as a thief because he is unshaved, he wears expensive clothes and drives a Mercedes Benz. All those things together got him in trouble. Because of that he gets shot trying to show his identity. His mistake was that instead reaching for his wallet it was to put his hands up when the police officer told him that. The police officer was sure he is a “typical street thief” and thought he was reaching for a gun and shot him, which ended the character’s life. He was just wanting to prove who he really
To begin with, one lesson this short story taught me is that no matter how much we don 't want to admit it….
Our emotions greatly influence how we process information and make moral judgments. We take these emotional feelings and turn them into information about our situatio...
The human experience is a special one; The conscious human ability to observe and perceive the world in ways beyond simple or primary observation was brought upon by the rapid evolution of humans, and has helped us grow into the modern beings we are: complex; layered; empathetic, and thoughtful. With these uncommon and advanced qualities comes the realization that there are many ways of viewing our world (man’s world), for all humans develop consciousness; and each individual is shaped by the experiences, knowledge and wisdom of both themselves and others. This quarter we analyzed the theme: a different view of man’s world, through various forms of literature including: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka,
For generations mankind has tried to answer the question about their purpose here on earth and tried to explain human behavior. In their written works, Freud and Nietzsche develop independent hypotheses about the evolution of civilization from its beginning, and similarly assess the unintentional effects caused by society on an individual’s life.
Judith Beveridge uses many language techniques to attract her reader’s attention to the negative effects of keeping animals captive. The Giraffe is depicted as a crippled, lonely, and unhealthy animal as a result of being held in captivity. The use of a personification in the line “Her gaze has the loneliness of smoke” emphasises how lonely the Giraffe is as a result of being isolated for so long, eventually leading to having empty, blank, expressionless eyes.
A good story is one that isn't demanding, that proceeds from A to B, and above all doesn't remind us of the bad times, the cardboard patches we used to wear in our shoes, the failed farms, the way people you love just up and die. It tells us instead that hard work and perseverance can overcome all obstacles; it tells lie after lie, and the happy ending is the happiest lie of all. (85)
One of the reasons I think stories such as fables are important to people is because they let people express complex ideas in an easy to understand fashion. The Search: To get started with my research on fables I looked up the definition of “fable”. I also asked my mother what she thought a fable was, and she ended up describing a fairy tale. I found out that fables were mostly stories revolving around animals acting out an event with a moral to it. Then I went to a website where all the fables were listed and just started reading all of them, listing the ones I wanted to write about.
In life, stories are an essential component of human survival and success. Stories enable people’s legacies to continue even when they pass away. Also, stories allow the storyteller freedom to share what he chooses to. The significance of stories is demonstated throughout literary works. Some works that show the significance of stories include, The Things They Carried, The Big Fish, “The Evolutionary Case for Great Fiction” and “For Better Social Skills, Scientists Recommend a Little Chekhov.” Stories are an essential aspect to human life because of their ability to keep memories alive as they aid man in coping with death and post-traumatic stress. Also, stories play an important role in many different areas ranging from the survival of a species to preparation for a job interview.
This is seen when their are two policemen talking to Nails Nathan in his office. This is also seen when Tom, Matt, and Larry Dalton are robbing the Federal building. in this scene they sneak into the building, but while inside Tom gets startled by a stuffed bear and shoots it alerting the police. This results in them running and Larry being shot and killed. Even though Larry was with the mob you feel bad for him because it wasn't his fault they got shot at it was toms for shooting the bear. This makes you dislike the police even though they did not do anything wrong.
The character is emphasising the moral and educational value of stories in human development and understanding by saying that there is always something to learn from stories, even when they are retold repeatedly.
Beyond the shield of civilization and into the depths of a primitive, untamed frontier lies the true face of the human soul. It is in the midst of this savagery and unrelenting danger that mankind confronts the brooding nature of his inner self.
One of the important messages that were taught through the story is that true beauty comes from within. Also, if love is true it will prevail through any means. Beauty is scared of the Beast at first because ...
Ever wonder about the different animals around the world? Ever wonder about their behaviors and features? This all has to do with zoology. Zoology is defined as the branch of biology devoted to the animals. Zoology can be viewed as a series of efforts to analyze and classify animals. Zoology basically explains everything having to do with the entire animal population. Zoology in an important field in the science world because it helps to explain all the different studies of animals.