The Animals Ill With The Plague Analysis

Hybridity Within “The Dogs’ Colloquy” and “The Animals Ill with the Plague”

Every writer that has ever existed – or will ever exist – in this universe has a style of writing that is unique to them, and them alone. Obviously, writers that occupy coinciding or identical genres will have elements that overlap with one another, but each author has little quirks that can only be found within their own written works. This is perhaps one of the most appealing things about conducting comprehensive studies of different works of literature, as no two readings will be construed in the same way. However, multiple authors can use different methods in order to get a theme or moral across to their audience, leaving them all with the same end result. Such

In this short fable, the animal kingdom is plagued by the Gods for their sins – at least, according to the lion who rules over his kingdom. The lion uses the power that he holds over his animal subjects in order to manipulate them into incriminating themselves, and ultimately spare him from potentially sacrificing himself for the good of his people. In this situation, the common belief that animals who possess human characteristics are esteemed individuals is challenged with the notion that human characteristics translates into power, which corrupts whatever it touches. This hybridity is different to that found in “The Dogs’ Colloquy”, as in that narrative animals possessing human characteristics is demonstrated in a positive light. In “The Animals Ill with the Plague,” animals possessing human characteristics are held in contempt – and yet, the same state of human-animal hybridity can be seen. In this fable, a prime example of this is when the lion agrees to confess his sins to the animal kingdom first, before exclaiming the