Love can often cause people to adjust their lifestyle to another person’s. How to Touch a Bleeding Dog shows how a guy who once had a wife that he loved took care of one of her most precious possessions. It’s safe to say the average human being doesn’t have to have mutual friendship (a human) with the dog in order to like him/her. In this case however the main character from this short story says that the dog is not his, but is his responsibility. This responsibility seemed to fall to him due to the passing of his wife. One could even say he seems disconnected from the world from the relationship that is seen between him and his dog. The dogs passing could be seen as a metaphor for the Beth leaving her husband on his own to provide for himself, to take care of any possessions she may have had, and to fight his depression alone. The main character is now having feelings of loneliness and depression. The first paragraph states that "inside is warm", and "outside is cold", This could be tied as symbolism of the fact that he is secluding himself from the world. When the dog passed away the main character said that "it's not my dog, but it's my responsibility", this can make the reader think of all of the other responsibilities that the main character was left with. There are definitely some parallels between the dog and Beth. They both end up being burdens on the main character and leaving behind more for him to deal with. After the dog passes away the main character says "the blood on the carpet of the car is out of sight, and I will pretend it isn’t there. And then there's the touch." The touch can be seen as how the dog emotionally affected him by passing away. The dog did bring sadness to the main characters life due to the memories the main character seemed to have when he interacted with the dog. "I watched my hand volunteer itself and run its finger through the nap of his head". The way this sentence is put together makes it sound as if his caring for the dog was an involuntary action. One would think that if the pet had a close connection to a person, and that person has passed away that someone who misses the person that has passed may use the pet to help with the loss. The main character’s
For example, when Gracie is looking at her reflection in the mirror, Gracie mentions that “Max found God in her” life (6). When Gracie specifies that particular detail, the protagonist is demonstrating that the dog has won Gracie’s heart. Indeed, Max’s “pure love” has open Gracie’s heart and brought themselves nearer to each other. In fact, the dog is her whole life when Harvey left Gracie. Therefore, the author uses a dog to show us that leaving behind weak relationships can cause positive emotions.
An animal can be the best thing to happen to a person. As the old saying goes: a dog is a man's’ best friend. People share their homes with their furry friends and gain relationships that are remembered until, perhaps, the rest of their days- just like an old friend. In Bilger’s article, he mentions the relationship between Lady, the sick cat, and her owners, Karen and Shawn Levering, and why the couple was so willing to give up so much for her. “If they were willing to go this far for a cat, it was partly out of a sense of misfortune. But mostly it was a matter of love” (Bilger, part 1, paragraph
He cares for him and probably even think he is a real person with feelings. This supports our theme by showing how a dog can be a best friend even though he is not a human, but is a dog. In conclusion, In Love that dog, by Sharon Creech the theme is a big part of the story.
Rushing into an over crowded library, a man glances at a scuffed, plastic display containing bookmarks printed with various clichéd phrases. Among those phrases is "A dog is a man's best friend". Without thought, he rolls his eyes and continues. How could a dog mean so much to someone that they consider it their best friend? At a point in my life, I would have done the same as him. That is, of course, until I lost my best friend.
When reading a story with animals as the main focus, human characteristics are either found in or projected onto the characters in order to make them relatable. “Man’s best friend” -a.k.a. dogs- are relatively easy to relate to for this reason; people see their dogs as one of the family, talking to and sometimes
Then, we had decided to get a new pet to honour our old one and continue to have great memories with our new pet. It is taught to me and Nomi that losing someone so close to us, can affect us as much as losing our own
Nevertheless, John admitted that teaching the “master-beast” basics to the dog was necessary in their relationship. Reading the book, I understood how it’s hard to have patience when a dog doesn’t obey the master’s commands. On the other hand, if a person loves dogs, he will forgive the chewed leather shoes and shredded furniture.
Everyone at one point in their life experiences some sort of loss. Once you bring a pet into your home, they become part of the family. The unconditional love that you receive from them is the best thing ever. Like a child, you raise them, train them, and no matter what, they will always be a loyal, loving part of your family. So, the death of a pet, for some, can be a traumatic experience. You have so many feelings of loss and emptiness that is unexplainable unless you have gone through it
Lastly, Freud’s theory of depression can also explain the relationship of the narrator and the black cat. He said that grief is akin to depression. He compared the reaction on the loss of a loved one to the reaction a depressed person may have to an internalized person or object. Since, he loss Pluto, who he considers as someone dear to him, it explains why he acts that way because that is how depressed people behave. Based on the study of Nynke's as cited in Fajfar's research, it reveals that those people who scored high on pet attachments is due to the occurrence of the more negative life events like the bereavement.
John Updike's "A Dog's Death" is a heart-wrenching poem in which a narrator remembers a puppy that he and his family rescued. In the poem, the puppy tragically dies due to unseen injuries that it had. In the poem, Updike illustrates how the puppy fought to live and did not give up despite the many obstacles that she faced. Through the use of imagery, Updike is able to describe the brief moments that the family had with the puppy and demonstrate how quickly circumstances changed for his family and the puppy.
pets can make you happy when you are sad or be with you in the worst times.
Animal populations give economic benefit by pet market and consume by their owner. Also, caring culture spread to the society and spiritual benefit by pet as the family member. Although animal confer these benefits to the society, the situation of abandoned animals were occurring. [2]
All over the world people own animals as pets, all serving their own purposes in life. The two animals I chose to write about today are horses and dogs. How much of a difference is there between having a gigantic horse as a pet versus having a fluffy little dog? There is quite a difference, let me tell you. Although they bear some superficial similarities, the differences between horses and dogs are quite clear, money for example, is the biggest difference between a horse and a dog, loyalty and companionship, is their biggest similarity.
In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience, it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated their pets the same way they treated their children. My perception on dogs or pets in general definitely changed. Throughout this paper you will see why I am a totally different person because of a dog that entered my life.
Owning a pet means being responsible for another being that depends fully on his caretaker. This responsibility may be experienced as a burden at