Quotes From Enzo, The Dog

Enzo, the dog, starts the book in the present. Enzo is different from other dogs. He seems almost half human, with almost a human like old soul. He lives with Zoë, and her father, Denny who is a car racer. Eve, Denny’s wife, passed away from the horrible disease of Brain Cancer (Stein). Enzo is telling the story from what he had learned and what he could remember, just before the twilight of his death. Enzo remembers a lot and is learning everything he can, so he can be prepared to come back (basically be reincarnated) with that same knowledge he acquired. Only as a man (Stein). He is determined to learn as much as he can to have information about human nature, the lives they live, and how they interact with each other (Stein).

The character

A very philosophical analogy Enzo used that related to the crows went like this: “So if the raven created man, and the crow is the raven’s cousin, where does the crow fit in?” (Stein). It reminded me of how this character relates to me. It also reminded me of how hard I tried to fit in when I was younger. I was bullied and never really had that sense of compassion on the receiving end. I felt out of place. I was a heavier set person when I was younger and while I looked at my shape, I specifically looked at my thighs and I always thought to myself, “Look at these sandbags! Wow.” I also used that exact statement but then said, “Potato sacks” in place of sandbags. I used both names in my later years of elementary school and the years going on into middle school as well. I am different from the average person because of my disability. This also has made me an easier target in middle school and during my first two years of high school. I have ASD and ADD which makes me different from other people. Enzo’s brain is wired not like the typical dog’s brain. He thinks kind of like a human with an old soul (Stein). I can relate to this also in a similar way. My brain is wired differently from the average person’s brain because of my ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and my ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). Almost just like Enzo, I am like an old soul and I have a philosophical thinking pattern also. Sometimes my parents

Not really paying as close attention as I normally do. My views on life may have only slightly changed because of my views being so strongly engrained into my brain, and because I grew up in a household of morally strong people, but I know for sure that there is always room for change regardless of the level of change. My views of other people are probably still going to be the same because of how I see the world and my views on the world are strong also. Enzo learned the way of how humans interact, think, learn, feel (by touch and with emotion), and so many other things. I think we (being humans) take some of that for granted. We learn it because it is in our nature. It also is in our make up to learn how to use our senses and it seems that we take some of it for