Question

‘Never use the words ‘beast’ or ‘brute’.’a. Who said these words and to whom?b. Why did he/she say so?c. What does this tell us about the speaker?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

a) The ring master said this to the common people.  

b) He said that because unlike human beings who are extremely driven by their greed and selfishness, the tiger was a tamed being and a helpless animal. It was the humans who were actually beastly.  

c) This tells us that the speaker was a man of conscience and he did not like to hurt animals. If he disliked a few harmless words against an animal, he was most likely intolerant towards violence against animals.