If you call someone a pig , you think that they are unpleasant in some way, especially that they are greedy or unkind. So, if someone calls you a rat , it's not like being called a fox. It's an insult. These negative traits have led to the informal meaning of rat , "hateful person," "liar," or "double-crosser. Human —animal marriage is often seen in accordance with zoophilia, although they are not necessarily linked. Although animal- human marriage is not mentioned specifically in national laws, the act of engaging in sexual acts with an animal is illegal in many countries under animal abuse laws.
In contemporary Norwegian law, animals only have legal status as property or nature. Wolves are legally shot in Norway , within a given quota. This leaves a number of wolves , although at numbers low enough that they are listed on the Norwegian Red List as critically endangered.
After several years of decline, the population in Scandinavia is at about the same level as in , with around wolves. Pi is found on a lifeboat along with a hyena, an injured zebra, an orangutan, and a pound Royal Bengal tiger , and his main goal is survival. In an attempt to survive, Pi uses his beliefs that he acquired in India, which include zoomorphism, having faith in God , and …show more content… This mouse had adapted to living with vipers and was well off, until a young viper bit the mouse, and as if that young viper broke the seal between that mouse and the vipers, it was immediately devoured by an adult.
Pi learns that it is possible for animals to coexist and he is able to use this knowledge in the lifeboat. By sharing a lifeboat, Pi had a zoomorphic arrangement with Richard Parker, a pound Bengal tiger. At first, Pi and Richard Parker did not coexist well, but then both had to adapt to living on a lifeboat with limited supplies and together they went through traumatizing experiences, such as the storm.
By going through this experience with Richard Parker, Pi noticed a bond growing between them. Pi was first scared of Richard Parker, but then as time went on, he thought of him as a friend rather than an enemy. Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. It can be an object, a human, or a piece of art.
It is often used in the process of dehumanization and is quite a powerful technique. Plot Summary. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts.
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