Meet The Lion Whisperer Analysis
Fate. It’s a simple word but means a lot. In both stories “Attack of the Man-Eaters” and “Meet the Lion Whisperer,” they experience fate. In “Attack of the Man-Eaters,” the lions are shot and killed because they were doing what they needed to survive. In “Meet the Lion Whisperer” the lions were raised in captivity until they were two years old. After they were two, they were either used for folk medicine or put in zoos. These two examples I have given are two things that the authors have explained as being a tragedy. In “Attack of the Man-Eaters” the lions experienced a sad fate because they were shot and killed doing what they needed to do to survive. They needed to eat. In the text the author says, “The lions attacked humans because they were struggling to survive” (19). He also states,” They were naturally aggressive animals suffering from a variety of problems- injuries, drought, and
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They would have to end up at zoos, or even canned hunts. The author states, “These lions cannot be released into the wild; born and raised in captivity, they often cannot survive on their own”(21). These lions can’t fend for themselves because they have been hand fed all of their lives. He also states,” The rest end up as trophies in what are known as ‘canned hunts,’ in which lions are placed in fenced-in areas and sometimes sedated to make them easier targets”(21). These animals have a very good life till they are two years of age and then are just either put in a cage or killed. There is no telling how many animals went through this tragedy of being raised in captivity. In both “Attack of the Man-Eaters” and “Meet the Lion Whisper,” the lions have a sad fate. They withstand them being killed, used for trophy hunts, used as folk medicine, and put in zoos. To stop this the author of “Meet the Lion Whisper” has made a sanctuary for the lions over two years of age to go and roam
They would have to end up at zoos, or even canned hunts. The author states, “These lions cannot be released into the wild; born and raised in captivity, they often cannot survive on their own”(21). These lions can’t fend for themselves because they have been hand fed all of their lives. He also states,” The rest end up as trophies in what are known as ‘canned hunts,’ in which lions are placed in fenced-in areas and sometimes sedated to make them easier targets”(21). These animals have a very good life till they are two years of age and then are just either put in a cage or killed. There is no telling how many animals went through this tragedy of being raised in captivity. In both “Attack of the Man-Eaters” and “Meet the Lion Whisper,” the lions have a sad fate. They withstand them being killed, used for trophy hunts, used as folk medicine, and put in zoos. To stop this the author of “Meet the Lion Whisper” has made a sanctuary for the lions over two years of age to go and roam