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1、Essay写作对动物的关注如何改变了颂歌和传记?How does a focus on animals change the ode and biography?The biography as a literary genre and poetic form of an ode both hold historical definitions and readers adopt a traditional interpretation to the style of writing.This refers to an odes traditional definition regarding
2、 its function to be readin the form of an address to a particular subject,1suggesting a purpose to be performed to a certain individual. Pablo NerudasOde to the Dogpresents an argument for unity between man and dog,with his focus on the mater aimed towards to the domestic animal.His focus on animals
3、 does not change the tradition definition of an ode.Barbara Smuts on the other hand,explores the purpose of biography in a different form,her discussion of another subject being wild animals. InReflectionsher account of the life of baboons in their natural habitat changes the natural assumption that
4、 biographies are description of a humans life.Although,Neruda and Smuts differ in their approach,as authors their focus on animals generates a change in how the text is received because of a unique perspective from a non-human subject.The importance of such change reflects the difficulties which ari
5、se as a result of adopting non-human focus.Both authors use literary devices and stylistic decisions to enable the understanding of voice and intention of the ode and biography.My argument is the given examples of text explored and analysed does not change the ode or biography,however provide a diff
6、erent style of literature.Essay writing service on repor t.lxws.n etDiscussion of animal and human relationship in literature,studies the history of marginalising animals within society.In his book Ecocriticism, Greg Garrard analyses the representation of animals from an ethical and moral point of v
7、iew.He claims,the boundary between human and animal is arbitrary,2which suggests a random or unreasoned divide between humans and animals.His concept of animal rights highlights the division and hierarchy created,where humans place themselves at the top.This is evident in both the ode and biography
8、discussed in this essay,as authors seek to shift the cultural perspective of animals viewed as outsides to humanity.Odes and biographies which focus on animals relate to the theory of ecocriticism as their discussion of the natural environment presents a protest for change in perspective.The signifi
9、cance of a non-human focus is the authors attempt to change how the ode and biography is read, suggesting that there should not be a set way.In her biographyReflections,Smuts discusses the world of baboons referring to the animal in a human-like manner.The beginning of the biography presents the per
10、ception of two separate worlds when she challenges readers to open their mind to another concept.The particular line,an embodied heart,prepared to encounter directly the embodied heart of another3implies two separate individuals,human and animal.Through the wordanothersuggests a separation to wild a
11、nimals,however Smuts attempts to invite humans to express themselves to the baboon.The verbembodiedillustrates the authors challenge to readers to express themselves to another being despite it being a different species.Her claim,I will attempt to close this gap4presents the purpose of the biography
12、 suggesting it is not exclusively a description of another subject but rather a movement to bring animals and humans on a similar level.This refers to the change on the biography as a result of animal focus where the author has adapted the traditional idea of insight to human life and instead explor
13、ing animal life.ThegapSmuts refers to is similar to Garrards concept of boundary.Culturally humans have inherited an ideology that animals live in a world separate to that of their own and the two cannot overlap.The context behind human and non-human interaction is widely discussed and Randy Malamud
14、 claims thatthe relationship between people and nonhuman animals is codified in social culture as hierarchical and fundamentally impermeable.5This outlines that the issue of marginalizing animals rests with mans upbringing and such a thought is closed to any change.Smuts presents a biography which s
15、eeks to destroy the prejudgment of wild animals through her representation of baboons and comparing them to humans.This is achieved through her discourse associated with human life for exampleimmersion in their society6which suggests a community within another species and as a result changes readers
16、 reception of the biography.The significance of such change is Smuts modification to the definition of a biography changing the assumption that a biography is the discussion of a persons life.In addition to this,Smuts acknowledges the representation of animals in comparison to humans as she talks of an ancestral right when exploring the natural world.Throughout her biography,Smuts places emphasise on humans assumption of hiera
