1. Compare and contrast Blake's description of a Tiger to Pi's description of Richard Parker. Your response should be at least two paragraphs.
2. How does the speaker of the poem find the tiger so awful and so great at the same time? How does the tiger make the speaker believe in the "divine creator" and make him feel so small?
3. Paraphrase the poem - put it into your own words. Your paraphrase should be the same length of the poem.
BONUS - This poem comes from a book with two contrasting collections of poems by William Blake. What is the title of the book? When was it first published? What is contrasting/companion poem to "The Tyger?"
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1. In the first stanza, Blake starts by saying the tiger is burning bright, like how Pi describes the tiger as being a bright orange. In the third stanza in the poem, Blake describes the tigers hands and feet. He uses the word “dread” to describe them. In the Life of Pi, the tigers paws are described as massive and huge. Pi also describes how his heart began to race quickly when Richard Parker emerged from under the tarp. In the poem, also in the third stanza, Blake describes how his heart began to race.
ReplyDelete2. I think Blake finds the tiger more intimidating, but beautiful at the same time. Like how he describes the tiger as being so huge and twisting the “sinews of his heart”; He also described the tiger as a work of art. Beautiful, and burning bright. The tiger made him believe in the divine creator, and made him feel small, because he asks, “Did he who made the lamb make thee?” and compares the creation to the making of the stars, and i think he was just in awe that someone could create something so beautiful, and powerful.
3. Tiger, Tiger that burns bright
In the forest in the night
Who would be able to see
your fearful the build and structure
Your beauty is like a work of art
that twists the strings of my heart
You make my heart begin to quickly beat
With your large hands and feet?
When the stars shone bright
And when heaven cried
Did He smile at his creation
Did He, the divine creator make you?
Tiger, Tiger burning bright
In the forest in the night
Who would be able to see
your fearful the build and structure
BONUS: It was from the Songs of Innocence and Experience. It was published in 1794. I think The Lamb is the contrasting poem.
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Blake describes him as symmetrical. And he also describes him as something made my a greater being. Pi also says he was made by a greater being. And he does mention the symmetrical description. They both also say that it is a fearful symmetry.
ReplyDeleteThe difference is that Blake’s poem talks about the tiger in the forest. Pi is encountering the tiger on a boat. They have a different view of the tiger. Pi was terrified of him, while the speaker had a respect about the tiger. But they both do see the tiger as something of an art likeness.
The speaker sees the tiger so awful because of how the same being that created him also created the tiger. But it is also great because it shows how powerful the creator could make things. It makes him believe in the “divine creator” because it makes him feel so helpless compared to the tiger. It also makes him feel small because of how even the stars would surrender to the tiger.
Tiger, Tiger, flowing with light
In the woods of dark.
What ever living palm or sight
Could create that terrifying beauty
In what dark oceans or air
Chared the flames of your eyes?
On what feathers dare he allow?
What the palm, dare grab the flame?
And what shoulder, & what style,
Could turn the muscles of your heart?
And when your heart began to thump,
What dread palm? & what dread heel?
Bounus: Songs Of Experience 1794 “The Lamb”
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In the poem he describes the tiger as a evil creation of God. He thinks the tiger is evil and he can't figure out why god made good and evil. Pi thinks of Richard Parker as a mean creation. Also Pi fears the tiger and does his best to keep his distance. They both think the tiger is bad but they don't agree on everything. Pi doesn’t say how Or why God made such an evil thing. Pi doesn't wonder why god made good and bad. Blake does question God’s creations and why he created good and bad.
ReplyDeleteHe sees the tiger as an bad creation of God but also thinks it is beautifully made. I think the tiger makes the author believe in divine creator because of the evil tiger and because the he knows god makes the good and the bad.
Tiger Tiger in night
Laying in my boat
What immortal god
Could put me on this crazy situation
How and where have I
Lit the fire in you eyes
In your arms of hope
What done to light the fire?
An What act or dream
Could twist the views of thy heart
When my heart began to feel
With bare hand and bare feet
With the sea and with the rain
And with you I placed my fait
With my fear and my hope
Dare your acts you brought upon me
When the sky threw down the rain
And watered the ocean floor
Did your acts upon me make you smile
If you wished these, wish em away
Tiger Tiger in night
Laying in my boat
What immortal god
Could put me on this crazy situation
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1.In the Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Tiger by William Blake, we are told that tigers are beautiful, ferocious creatures. In our minds, we see a tiger as this big, majestic cat with orange fur and black stripes. We usually think of them as a big, cuddly cat but in nature, they are ruthless killers. They kill for survival and even just to kill. It’s their natural instinct
ReplyDeleteIn the Life of Pi, Yann Martel describes Richard Parker, a Bengal tiger, as this large, illusive cat that remained unnoticed for three days while Pi lay on the tarp. As readers, you view Richard Parker as a creature to fear but Martel states that Richard Parker is the reason Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel remained alive. Richard Parker gave Pi some hope and a distraction. But Life of Pi, the author clearly states that Pi is is scared of Richard Parker.
2).Blake seems to be in wonder of the tiger. I think thats when he describes the tiger as "burning bright.“In the forests of the night," comparing the animal to fire, a symbol which is often related with power. Blake's language, using words like "fearful" and "deadly", that he is afraid of the tiger. To me it appears as though Blake is questioning whether or not God created this creature writing, "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" The lamb is pure and innocent, while the tiger is awesome with power.
3). Tigers do not originate from a single element in nature. They are predators present everywhere. “And what shoulder, and what art” and “what dreadful hand? And what dreadful feet” The repetition of these lines depict the divine being who created the mysterious and fearful tiger. The use of “fearful symmetry” shows that the tiger is so beautiful that it is feared, but also allows one to consider what about the tiger makes it so beautiful, such as its lithe and muscular body, striped patterned skin, and eyes.
Bonus
Blake's poems are found in two collections in the book of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. It was published in London in 1794. The complete 1794 collection was called Songs of Innocence and Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. Broadly speaking the collections look at human nature and society in optimistic and pessimistic terms, respectively and Blake thinks that you need both sides to see the whole truth.Both of these poems appear together in Songs of Innocence.
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1. Compare and contrast Blake's description of a Tiger to Pi's description of Richard Parker. Your response should be at least two paragraphs. Pi tells every little detail of the tiger more than an a ridge person would be able to, most people would not be able to tell you as much becuse they haven't been around it as much as the other Pi. Pi even knows the history of the tiger and how it got its name Richard Parker. The others they just disk rib either as big scary strong etc, but Pi goes into deep detail.like how mouth they way and the power of their jaws and there sharp claws
ReplyDelete2. How does the speaker of the poem find the tiger so awful and so great at the same time? How does the tiger make the speaker believe in the "divine creator" and make him feel so small? The author makes the tiger look good becuse it killed the hiyena but the fact that it was killing something is why it looked aful.
3. Paraphrase the poem - put it into your own words. Your paraphrase should be the same length of the poem.
BONUS - This poem comes from a book with two contrasting collections of poems by William Blake. What is the title of the book? When was it first published? What is contrasting/companion poem to "The Tyger?"
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1. In the book Pi thinks of the tiger as this huge magnificent animal that is the king of the jungle. He believes that this animal is at the top of the food change and deserve respect from it’s prey that it hunts. Now that he has been inches away from this breast he feels this respect of the feline. The respect that Pi feels is knowing the tiger can end his life in one swipe and he must keep a safe distance. Pi starts to accept the fact that he will spend this adventure with Richard Packer. So why not try and tame this beast, that he has such a highly respect for.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem William wants to know who could have made this powerful animal. He talks about everything that makes a tiger so dangers. Pi and William share this respect that they have for the tiger. They both know that this tiger could be very deadly and end lives. Pi wants to tame it and help him survive. Where William wants to know if the creator is proud of making this beast that is too powerful and deadly.
2. The speaker feels that the tiger is over power and too deadly. He is in awe of every detail that the tiger posses from it’s eyes to it’s claws. This poem made him believe in the divine creator because he believe only the divine creator could have made and control something that powerful.
3. Tiger, Tiger so great.
Roaming in the jungle to find bait.
What magnificent eyes or hand you have?
Can you ever be control?
In the sea or the skies.
Intense look of it's eyes.
What person can look?
What person could have took?
How beautiful is the shape?
That could kill this ape.
My heart stopped.
From bottom to top.
What hammer and what chains?
Could hold these things?
What anvil? What grasp?
Melt away from the past?
From the shooting stars.
To the watery tars,
Was he happy with his work?
Knowing he made us all pork.
Tiger, Tiger so great.
Roaming in the jungle.
What magnificent eyes or hand you have?
Can you ever be control?
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Delete1.In the poem Blake describes the tiger as a evil creation of God. He thinks the tiger is evil and doesn’t understand why God made good and evil. Pi also thinks of Parker as a mean creation. Also Pi fears this beast and tries to keep his distance and a look out.
ReplyDeleteAlthough they both think the tiger is more evil than good they still have differences. Pi doesn’t go on about how God made a evil creation. Pi does not question why God made evil as well as good. Although Blake does he questions God’s creations and why he made evil and good.
2. The author thinks of the tiger as an evil creation of God but also thinks it is beautifully made. I feel like the tiger makes the author believe in divine creator because of the evil tiger and because the author thinks God makes good and evil things.
3.
Kitty kitty in the night
Sleeping in my boat
Who is our God
Who put me in this situation
How could I have
Set the fire in your eyes
In your arms of prayer
To who could light the fire?
An what dream or act
Could turn the seeking of my heart
When my heart began to beat
With thy hand and thy feet
With the ocean and with the tears
And with thy I placed my trust
With my worry and my prayer
Could your acts you brought among me
When the sky cryied the rain
And sprinkled the deep sea floor
Perhaps your acts among me made you smile
If you wished thy, wish thy gone
Kitty kitty in night
Sleeping in my boat
Who is our God
Who put me in this situation
Kitty? I am not sure that is an accurate representation.
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1) Richard Parker can easily be compared with the tiger in the poem. But my opinion is that the tiger described in the poem symbolizes all tigers. Throughout the world there are many separate kinds of tiger. From the Siberian, to the Bengal. And even though the poem mentions a forest I think it's safe to safe that the poem itself is a generalization of all tigers and the fierceness, the awe inspiring, and the terror that begins in the very core of their creation.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Richard Parker has been tamed by Pi, he is still a constant reminder that Pi is not safe, that Richard Parker is still wild and a fire still burns in his eyes. Like the tiger in the poem, Richard Parker has a beautiful coat and is at the same time beautiful, but deadly.
2) The author clearly implies that tigers are fierce and awful animals by describing their natural nature to kill, but at the same time, the author implies that the tigers coat is impressive and it's menacing look is also wonderfully beautiful. They are animals that should be admired from afar.
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1. Both of the boys have different views if the tiger. Blake has more of a view for the tiger living a long and prosperous life. The tiger is very fearful but it is a very significant creature to him. The tiger in Blake's views seems to be a strong willed immortal creature that he shows strong feelings for. I think Blake sees more for the beauty of the tiger and does not look at the danger it has caused or what it does in the wild but of its powerful demeanor.
ReplyDeleteThe difference of the two Pi is more cautious and shows and feels the deadly aspect of the tiger. As we read it is shown Pi grows up around the tiger and knows what they are known for. Richard Parker has strong meaning to Pi as he has raised him since he was very little and came from the wild. I think they both love the tiger but also ows the fears and damage it could do to a person.
2. I think the speaker in the poem sees the inner beauty of the tiger but also knows how dangerous and mean a tiger can be. I think he has seen the awful aspects of the tiger in its wild life and the injuries it can cause on humans or other animals when it has the chance to. The tiger seems to bring the belief in the divine creator through the immortal life and he spears thrown from the skies. The creator has shown the tiger so powerful it makes the speaker see the tiger in a different way.
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Tiger, Tiger big and powerful
In the woods it haunts at night
What long life it lives
Shows fearful power
In what distant land and skies
Show the fear in those eyes
Oh what things he dreams
What the hand seems to protect
What a powerful creature
Could confuse my heart
Why so scared of him
As the dread of him and his abilities
What to control his mighty self
What to allow the brain
What the chains and deadly paw
Dare it's deadly claws
When the stars cast their light
And rain fell upon with their tears
Was he proud with the creature he made
Is he the creator of all
Tiger, Tiger big and powerful
In the woods it haunts at night
What long life it lives
Shows fearful power
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The book was Songs of Innocence and of Experience published in 1794 with contrasting poem The Lamb in the book.
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1. The tiger in pi is very a grey but terrified at the same time. He is angry because he is stuck in a boy with a little brown boy that he can't eat at the moment. He also hates the water and he is surrounded by it day and night for a long time. Richard Parker is a smart tiger but might give in to pi taming him.
ReplyDeleteThe tiger in the poem seems like he is a free tiger that romes in the jungle. The tiger is like a light in the forest but the most feared animal as well. The poem talks about how it has fire in its eyes. To me it sounds like it is either looking at a fire or stalking its prey. It also talked about how it smiled as it seemed. So this tiger seems like a happy tiger.
2. I think that the author found the tiger being great because it is such an amazing animal to seem and talk about. It blows peoples minds because the tiger is capable to do a lot of things. But that is also what makes the tiger so awful to people. The fact that it is capable of taking down any human being in less than 10 seconds. That is th scary part of any tiger you see.
3. Tiger tiger burning bright
In the boonies of the night
In what hand or eye
What could fear the equality
In the far away skies
The fire burns in thin eyes
On what he dares
The hand seizes fire
And what a piece of art
Could twist my heart
And when my heart began to beat
What dead hand and dead feet
With the hammer and the chain
And we're was my brain
I had a dead gasp
It's terror makes me clasp
The stars chucked down thier spears
And heaven then had tears
Did he smile for his work
Did he make the lamb
Tiger tiger burning bright
In the boonies of the night
In what hand or eye
What could fear the equality
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Taylor Mooneyham
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Read the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake and answer the following questions. Any word you are unfamiliar with - look it up! I recommend that all answers be composed in a GoogleDoc and then copied & pasted into the comment box.
1. Compare and contrast Blake's description of a Tiger to Pi's description of Richard Parker. Your response should be at least two paragraphs.
I think that both have a fearful respect for the the tiger. However I also think they are both deathly afraid of the beast as well. They both know the tigers power. They both know how dangerous the really is. On that aspect I think they beliefs are similar.
However unlike Blake, Pi at the same time doesn't fear Richard Parker. In fact Pi see's him as his friend and he trusts him. They have developed a companionship while being ship wrecked. Blake just has a fearful respect of the beats and that's where they differ. I mean besides Pi, who would trust a tiger?
2. How does the speaker of the poem find the tiger so awful and so great at the same time? How does the tiger make the speaker believe in the "divine creator" and make him feel so small?
The speaker finds the tiger so awful because it is so powerful and dangerous. However this also makes him respect the animal because he knows of what it can do. I kinda get the vibe that speaker is angry at the Devine creator for making him small and weak.
3. Paraphrase the poem - put it into your own words. Your paraphrase should be the same length of the poem.
Tyger Tyger a fearful fright,
Deep in the woods every night.
Quite the beast from side to side
This creature owns the toughest hide.
Learking about here and there.
The sight of fight in his eyes.
He has the power and the might,
To take whatever he delights.
What power and what might,
Could break the bones around my heart.
And when my blood began to flow,
I still hold my head very low.
Claws of death that slice at will,
Ferocious teeth that shred drill.
All about this beast sends chill,
With out doubt is built to kill.
When the day is done,
And the sky's have fallen.
Why the Tyger such a hoss,
Why him, to be the boss?
Tyger Tyger and fearful fright,
Deep in the woods every night.
Quite the beast from side to side,
This creature owns the toughest hide.
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1. Blake describes the tiger to be evil. "What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp!" Also staying it is deadly. A tiger is nothing to mess with. Blake is saying to have fear in the animal.
ReplyDeletePi describes is as an animal to be afraid of. Pi has fear towards Richard Parker. He describes to be sneaky and stealthy. Pi doesn't want to be anywhere near him without protection. Like a cage in between him and Richard Parker.
2. The tiger can be so dangerous and so deadly and bad. But the tiger is so beautiful. It such an amazing creature. The tiger can be both at the same time. It is so huge and can kill you in one swing of his paw.
3.
Tiger tiger, so beautiful
In the dark forest
A fake hand or eye
With a fearful build
In long deep skies
With evil black eyes
Where did he come from
Who is stopping him
What somebody and what way
Could change the muscles of the heart
When the heart begins to beat
Who's hand and who's feet
Who's hammer and who's chain
In what head was the brain
What dread to grasp
The fear of it deadly
When the people threw down there weapons
The relief it was there
Was he happen of this
He made the lamb and him
Tiger tiger, so beautiful
In the dark forest
A fake hand or eye
With a fearful build
3. There were two books published together. The Song of Innocence and The Tyger. It was a collection. The Tyger was published in 1794. The Song of Innocence was published in 1789.
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1. Compare and contrast Blake's description of a Tiger to Pi's description of Richard Parker. Your response should be at least two paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteBlake's description of a tiger is that they can have many good qualitys as well as many as many that aren't good. Tigers can hurt people. He doesn't get why people would want to hurt a tiger that did nothing wrong. On how Pi thinks of the tiger he is with is that he Is going to eat him and end up dieing of the tiger eating him. He is trying to figure out a plan to keep his self alive.
2. How does the speaker of the poem find the tiger so awful and so great at the same time? How does the tiger make the speaker believe in the "divine creator" and make him feel so small?
The tiger may cross you as trying to eat you all the time but when you are alone that may be the comparing you have and your May end up becoming best friends with a tiger. which I know Is hard to believe but you never know it may be true.
3. Paraphrase the poem - put it into your own words. Your paraphrase should be the same length of the poem.
Friend friend all alone
In the dark woods
What do you have
Who could put you up
In what world would that right
Burn you to death alive screaming
The wings that The Lord gave you
dare to seize the fire to let it burn alive
What side and what portiart
That could mess with the
The heart starts beating a beat
Dragging hands and heavy feet along
Hit as hard as a rock what a hard hit
What world was the brain in at that time
The evil within with huge grasp for air
Deadly grasps of claw tightly together
When the heavens threw down their spears
While watering the grasses of the earth
The happiness on his face help
The lambs see and relive all the stress
Friend friend all alone
In the dark woods
Hand or eye more important
Faithfully frame symmetry to self
BONUS - This poem comes from a book with two contrasting collections of poems by William Blake. What is the title of the book? When was it first published? What is contrasting/companion poem to "The Tyger?"
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Delete1). Pi sees the tiger as one of his friends. The tiger is the only company that Pi has. I think that Pi feels the tiger will have his back. At first Pi was scared of the tiger but he found out they they both was scared of one another. In the Poem, " The Tyger" I think that the writer feels like the tiger has no purpose. Or it might be that the tiger is the main idea. The poem is hard to understand. What I got from the poem is that the tiger is the main, king animal of the forest. In bothe story's I feel like the tigers in the story are the main focus. Everyone likes the tiger or they are scared of it for some reason.
ReplyDelete2). The speaker talks good about the tiger at first. Talking bout how the tiger is shinning Bright in the forest. The speaker knows that the tiger is nice but, you don't want to get on the bad side of the tiger. The tiger makes the speaker feel so small because the speaker realizes that the tiger really isn't as mean and bad as the speaker thinks.
3). Tyra tyga, shinning bright
In the darkness of the forest
With the wondering hand or eye
Could make one wonder
In the dark depths and skies
You could see the fire in his eyes
Witch way he would dare go
I can see the anger in his eyes
What movements or motions
Would set him off
What would he do
I fear for my life and his
What is happening
What was I thinking
Was he not evil
Then it's deadly jaws clasp
When the sun goes down
The stars come out
Did the tiger calm down
He wasn't mean after all
Tyra tyga, shinning bright
In the darkness of the forest
With the wondering hand or eye
Could make one wonder
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1) William Blake's description of the tyger isn't really a description at all except the first, second, third, and last stanza. It's really him asking who made him and why they made him. In the poem it says "In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?" In the first, second, third, and last stanza he describes the beauty within the beast. Even though the tyger has destructive qualities, such as its claws, it is still beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNow Pi describes the tiger in my thought that he's connected to Pi. Richard Parker would be the fighting fear and confidence that Pi shows. He describes him as being mean and destructive, but is he really seeing a tiger or is it his imagination that he creates himself because he has to show that side so that he can survive. Is it the tragic moment where he is delusional because he's just lost everything or is Richard Parker real? I believe that it is in his imagination but he is really there. You see the tiger could represent his fighting and willingness to survive and with all the smells he might just be thinking of the zoo and being with his family. But also the detail that is givin it's hard to believe that he's only in his imagination. That's what makes it hard to describe.
2) The speaker can see the beauty and destructive side of the tyger. He uses detail to make you understand what he sees. He sees the power and the beauty and with that comes the intentional fear that can't be controlled. The tyger is different in how something so beautiful can also be so harmful and deadly. It's surprises him and makes him realize that there is more in the world than what meets the eye. You can't always believe everything you see, but then again how can you believe in the impossible when all you see is the possible. If that makes any sense.
BONUS) The Song’s of Innocence.” His most famous poem in this book was titled “The Lamb.” “The Lamb” is based on a Christian view of creation and how God created the Lamb as a perfect, innocent being. Later in 1794, Blake published another book titled “Songs of Experience.” In this book is the most famous of Blake’s career, “The Tyger.” “The Tyger” is a spiritual partner to his previous poem “The Lamb.” In “The Tyger”, Blake again speaks of an idea about creation and the creation of evil. “The Tyger” is the opposite of “The Lamb”, because instead of talking about the creation of good, he speaks about the creation of evil.
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1. Blakes description of the tiger and Pi’s description of Richard Parker are similar because it both represents something else other than what it really is. Blakes description translates into the tiger as the world and how it shows the good and the bad in it. Pi’s description it is his company something that he doesn't want to lose.
ReplyDelete2. The author finds the tiger so awful because he is saying what animal that is so deep and dark that God created but he is also says that it is so great because it is a beautiful animal that was created for a reason. The author makes the speaker believe it because he says that God created it for a reason and that though it is cruel and harsh sometimes its still an animal.
3. He is saying in this poem that the tyger was created by God. So though it is mean and harsh it was still made for a reason and that how it should be treated. The “burning fire” in the animals eyes are the harsh elements that are around us violence, war, and fighting. The beautiful side of the animal is the peace and love that is still in the animal even if it is harsh and mean. The tiger itself stands for the world and everything in it.
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