Living Like Weasels Analysis
In humans recent history there has been an increased noticeable mistreatment of the world around them. Humans need to know we are not the only ones living there, there are plants and animals and future offspring for all. Not only does the earth need to be treated well for them but it also needs to be treated well for us, because we rely on them for a healthy life. Many people may say that there is a connection between nature and humans theses thoughts are expressed in Annie Dillard's short story, “Living Like Weasels”. Both authors have their point of view on topics but both agree that human behavior needs to improve for a bigger better future.
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Dillard uses many examples to show how humans need to live more meaningful and respectful. One of the first examples is showing how differently and more meaningful a weasel lives. “The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobility in its talons. I would like to live as I should” (Dillard 3). Dillard says this because is is true humans hate doing what is needed to do but like doing what is not a necessity. Man needs to live more meaningful and more simplistic. Dillard also compares how the wesel does everything it does because it knows only necessity. ¨ A weasel doesn't ¨attack¨ anything; a weasel lives as he is meant to yielding at every moment to the perfect freedom of necessity¨(Dillard). Dillard uses this to show that any other animal except humans live with only necessities. Having so many unnecessary things makes it hard to clearly see the true meaning in life. In the last example Dillard explains how she believes humans should live,” I think it would be well, and proper, and obedient, and pure to grasp your one necessity and not let it go” (Dillard 4). Dillard says this because she want people to know that all humans need to be a functional contributor to our world and for that to happen they need to just focus on their
In the story “The lowest Animal” written by mark twain, he explains his logic on how he thinks …show more content…
Dillard uses many examples to show how humans need to live more meaningful and respectful. One of the first examples is showing how differently and more meaningful a weasel lives. “The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobility in its talons. I would like to live as I should” (Dillard 3). Dillard says this because is is true humans hate doing what is needed to do but like doing what is not a necessity. Man needs to live more meaningful and more simplistic. Dillard also compares how the wesel does everything it does because it knows only necessity. ¨ A weasel doesn't ¨attack¨ anything; a weasel lives as he is meant to yielding at every moment to the perfect freedom of necessity¨(Dillard). Dillard uses this to show that any other animal except humans live with only necessities. Having so many unnecessary things makes it hard to clearly see the true meaning in life. In the last example Dillard explains how she believes humans should live,” I think it would be well, and proper, and obedient, and pure to grasp your one necessity and not let it go” (Dillard 4). Dillard says this because she want people to know that all humans need to be a functional contributor to our world and for that to happen they need to just focus on their