Panthers, alike many other animals, are often used as the antagonist in stories. This is probably because of their “killing almost everything they see” reputation that we use to build suspense on. I find Roberts involvement of panthers in this story to be quit creative. This appealed to me because most panthers in North America live in southern United States or Mexico, which doesn’t really match the setting of the story. In fact, from the description given at the beginning I would have never guessed it was a panther. What also caught my interest was in the end when the bear killed the two panther cubs, this is a very interesting twist to the story as the chances of panthers and bears to live in the same region is quite slim.
Animals kill whatever they see is because they have a desire to survive in this competitive world, which only allows the fittest to stay.
ReplyDeletehm. Interesting thoughts. Actually, the man (not a bear) killed the panther cubs inadvertently in that he killed the cubs' parents when he defended the boy so the cubs starved to death in the cave. I enjoyed reading your responses to the short stories. The poem made good use of effective comparisons. Continue writing reflectively and creatively
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