Judith Beveridge's Fox in a Tree Stump Essay

DOMESTICITY OF GIRAFFES AND FOX IN A TREE STUMP SPEECH. Good morning/Afternoon class, in my speech I will be discussing my understanding of the poems Domesticity of Giraffes and Fox in A Tree Stump by Judith Beveridge. Moral values and meanings are portrayed through these two poems by expressing and clarifying the value of life and exploring humanity's relationship with animals. The two poems clarify the value of life through both active and passive roles. In "Fox in a tree stump" an active role is portrayed

individual is what allows them to face challenges – whether they are internal or external – and determines their capability to overcome certain situations in various times in the spectrum of their life. These hypothesises are proven in Judith Beveridge’s poems “Fox in a Tree Stump” and “Child Fishing” and in the novella “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck”. It is revealed through these texts, that in the face of a challenge, the individual can only either overcome or succumb to the established situations, and therefore