Question 1 (chapters 1-9)
The narrator opens this story with an extensive discussion of the morality of zoos. How does his position differ from what you may consider to be politically correct? Is his argument good? Does he discuss the position of those who are not in favor of zoos? Qualify the author’s argument for the defense of zoos. Also, how has anthropomorphism caused problems for modern day zookeepers?
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Pi enjoys zoos because he sees them as a safe haven for animals. In today's world with organizations such as PETA, animals are characterized as being oppressed when they are in the immaculate care of zoos. Pi's argument is very well thought out and thus has helped me see zoos in a different light. He merely touches on the subject of those who are not in favor of zoos only because he wishes for more opinions to go in his favor.
As for anthropomorphism dictionary.com defines it as the attribution of human motivation, characteristics or behaivior to nonhuman organisms. How can we not expect animals to behave like humans if they are surrounded by them 24/7 in zoos? Problems created in zoos could include: animals not acting as they would in the wild and thus making the zoo actually seem like a prison for animals. But hey, like Pi said "animals don't escape to somewhere but from something" (Martel 51).
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