Theme Of The One And Only Ivan

What do you think the author meant by ‘With Gorilla Gone, Will There Be Hope for Man?’ quote at the end of the story? (Comprehension)

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is about Ivan, a silverback gorilla who is raised by a human and lives in captivity at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan is brought to the Exit 8 after being captured and separated from his family while living in the wild. Ivan considers his new habitat a “domain” and refuses to admit that he is living in a cage. However, when Stella, an elephant, dies as a result of neglect, Ivan is forced to accept his situation. Moreover, he has to fight to keep the promise he made to save Ruby, a young elephant, from going down the same path as the rest of them. In her novel, The One and Only Ivan, Applegate uses characterization, setting, and plot to convey Ivan’s determination to become a protector.

The Zoo is ever child’s dream of seeing strange animals that they have never seen before, but this zoo is like no other. “It was kept with things he could hunt, and it really wasn’t like any animal sanctuary” (Goldman 60). The zoo of Death as the zoo is called is full of

Willie is a gorilla that was taken from his home and was sold to Zoo Atlanta. One of the claims, they showed the readers is that the zookeepers wanted the animals to feel as comfortable as possible. “Willie’s keepers wanted him to be happy. They hung an old tire from a wall of his cage...” (Nirgiotis, 1) The zookeepers want Willie to be relaxed because he’s going to be in the public eye. Another claim is when the zoo made a new home for Willie that looks like his natural habitat. And because of this new change Willie would exercise more and be amused, which was good for the visitors in the zoos. “That year Zoo Atlanta opened the Ford African Rain Forest, a brand-new home for Willie…” (Nirgiotis, 1) And the zoo didn’t want Willie to be lonely so, they got a group of other gorillas to be with him. “Three other gorilla groups share Zoo’s Atlanta’s African Rainforest enclosure with Willie’s family.” (Nirgiotis, 1) With other gorillas being there with Willie, he would feel like he’s in his habitat with animals that he’s familiar

The narrator of the story sees an advertisement put up by a teacher who was looking for a student interested in saving the world. This upset him because he spent years when he was younger looking for a teacher with the same interest. The narrator goes to the address on the advertisement even though he thought it was a hoax. He lands up in a large, almost empty office which eventually leads him to another room where he finds a gorilla sitting. He then hears a voice communicating with him in his head which he realizes is the gorilla talking to him telepathically. The gorilla, named Ishmael tells the narrator about his life. He was captured from the West African jungles and taken to the United States and kept in a zoo. He was then sold to a travelling circus during the Great Depression. He found out he was called Goliath and thought about his disappointing life in captivity.

    “The bad in the past can lead to the good in the future” (in class discussion). As inspiring as this theme may be, when still drowning in the “bad” the future feels like forever away. In Katherine Applegate’s novel, The One and Only Ivan, an inspiring tale of perseverance is revealed. Ivan, A gorilla, taken from his home in his early youth, lives in a mall exhibit. He watches human interactions and befriends animals near his domain. Stella, an elephant and a friend,is a special part of Ivan’s life. She asks him to ensure that their newest addition, a young elephant named Ruby, is cared for. An ongoing infection in Stella’s leg eventually takes her life, and Ivan is more determined than ever to get Ruby out of the mall and into a zoo. Eventually through determination, persistence, patience, and love Ivan and his friends have a happy ending.

In “Beasts under the Big Top,” Sena Christian voices distaste towards animal involvement in circuses due to the behavioral repercussions it causes. The author narrows down on the story of a lion named Smith. Using the lion’s story, Christian illustrates the horrific conditions that animals tend to face when they are owned by the circus and the emotional toll it takes on the animals. For example, Christian describes Smith as having been agitated when he attacked an audience member. The lion had been previously castrated, declawed, and separated from his mate. All of these events led up to Smith’s inevitable distressed stage and the aggressive action of

Ishmael is told from the point of view of a middle-aged man who had long given up his idea of ‘saving the world’, but an ad in the personals section of the newspaper reignites his youthful dreams. Pursuing the ad, the man finds himself in the home of Ishmael, an old gorilla that has more to offer the world than most humans. Ishmael, with the help of his previous caretaker Walter Sokolow, has

Even if her life has had a lot of obstacles, she still manages to stay positive and learn only the good things from her bad experiences. This has made of Ivanna a mature person that knows about the value of things and that motivates her to work for what she wants. Over her life Ivanna has learned not to depend on a man just like her mom. She hopes to someday be someone in life and be there for her mom like she is for her. She takes this into consideration and encourages herself to work harder every day because at the end of the road all her hard work will pay

In The One and Only Ivan, Ivan does not talk about his past when he is questioned about it. He simply states he “can’t remember”. On the other hand, Stella is open about her past memories, even the most painful ones. Since Ivan refuses to remember his past, it makes the reader believe that he is confused about his identity since he has lived in confinement and has never really lived the life of a real gorilla.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen features a combination of circus life in the early twentieth century and the life of an elderly man at a nursing home. The book tells the story of Jacob Jankowski and his journey in the 1930s from the end of his time at Cornell University – a very familiar institution – to his various experiences in the circus. It incorporates a variety of different events imbued with drama and conflict between characters and the animals in the menagerie. Gruen’s book is effective in contextualizing the historical circumstances of the time period, as well as conveying the lifestyle of those involved in the circus.

Ross Greene, an experienced conservationist working and residing in the African Congo, sprints to his run-down Jeep, the car keys jingling in the pocket of his dirty cargo shorts. In a few short seconds, Ross’ vehicle roars to life, transporting him to yet another wildlife catastrophe caused by tree loggers in the nearby area. On this particular sunny day, a family of young gorillas has lost their home in the forest, their hair-raising cries and shrieks traveling for miles on end. Ross cringes as he hears the horrible noises, because no animal should have to go through this stressful process in the name of consumer goods. This type of situation is no new occurrence to Ross; Ever since loggers have taken over this area of the African Congo,

Gorillas use sheer force to obtain these goods from others, while the Merchants sell their goods to others in need. They never simply “give” and with that oppose the solidarity of the group of prisoners.

Dian helped us connect even more to the foreign primates by focusing on the different habits of mother, baby, and adolescent gorillas. Giving each gorilla a name, Fossey helped us almost humanize the animals through her vivid descriptions of their personality and behavior. She showed us that gorilla mothers protect, care for, and discipline their infants. Gorilla babies develop much the same ways humans do; acquiring skills as they age. Adolescents can be just as curious as they are mischievous. Fossey's work helps replace the image of the gorilla as a ferocious animal into one that is kind, gentle, and more human-like that we had never known.

I am comparing the fiction “ IVANHOE” by Sir Walter Scott in  the Romantic period and “The “JUNGLE THE BOOK” by Rudyard Kipling in the Victorian period.Although ivanhoe and Mowgli the motify of the fication,live on different place  during different century and critical approach,both successful face tremendous challenge.