How does this tiger's story parallel that of Pi's story? How are the two tigers different at this point?
Great quote: "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly."
Why is everyone in Galina so bothered by outsiders?
What would make someone want to entice a tiger with meat and continually bring it closer to them? If you were enticing a tiger, would you want to lure it further away from you?
What is a bey?
There are two stories about the tiger hunt -- the real story and the one manufactured by the survivors. Why do you think they made up the story they told to the town?
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I am not very sure if anyone in their right state of mind would ever want to entice a tiger with meat to get it to come closer to them. If someone ever did this I feel they would want to earn the tigers trust. They might want to do this to lure it away from them so it won't attack them or they are just plain crazy. If I was enticing a tiger you better believe I would try to lure it away from me. Personally, I would never ever try to entice a tiger or be anywhere near it if it was not in a cage. Also, a bey is the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire. It can also be known as a title of respect and the title of a native ruler in some countries/tribes.
I think enticing the tiger to get closer to him is him not understanding the dangers of the wild. When i was a young man I really loved tigers because I had a stuff animal tiger of my own, and I would become excited to see one at the zoo, but understood they are dangerous. Animals no matter how cute or beautiful are just animals who have the instinct to stay alive and fight against things that they feel are attacking them, or are their food. His fundamental mistake was forgetting this essential law of nature because of his personal fascination with tigers. He should have instead had the strategy of viewing it from a safe distance instead.
I believe that the story manufactured by the two men accompanying the blacksmith on the hunt was to provide a sense of security for the people. If they would have told the truth, it would have meant that the tiger was still out there- and it had proved itself to be valiant and dangerous, just as the people suspected. This likely would have provoked even more fear into the hearts of the people of Galina, and then mass hysteria could have followed and caused even more problems- like rioting or taking matters into their own hands, evidently leading to more injuries or death. On the other hand, the made-up story could have been created to protect the reputations of the men who failed to kill the tiger, and the man who killed himself in the process. Shame is a crippling thing, and to these men who appeared so brave and courageous, failure and fear didn't present itself as an appealing option. The story they created would allow them to harbor their shame in silence, rather than making it public for all the town people to see how they couldn't do it, how they couldn't protect them from the orange monster in the woods.
I really like the quote "if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly". This quote suggests that people who are always in a hurry doesn't stop to admire the view and the present; they are too busy trying to move on. And if one doesn't revel in the moment, what are they living for?
I think that the survivors made up the story to tell the town because they didn't want to seem like cowards and failures. Before the hunt, they were so confident that they were going to come back with the tiger and when they actually met up with the tiger, they were scared and unable to do anything. They wanted to protect their pride.
"...If you are making your journey in a hurry, youa re making it poorly." (98). This quote really resonated with me because it's such a good philosophy. The quote is similar to the saying, "It's not about the destination, it's about the journey." If you always spend life thinking about where you're going, you'll never enjoy what you have in the moment. The connections made with people and the experiences you have shape the person you are. if you never take the time to enjoy them, then who are you really becoming?
The whole reason behind the fake manufactured story was to keep the townspeople at ease and to maintain peace. Because if they knew the real story all the villagers would do would wait for the bloodthirsty devil to come down to the village and pick them off one by one. I think that it was a bad idea to make up the lie though, because the blacksmith has a wife and a kid that probably wouldn't believe those two clowns and their story. The reason why they wouldn't believe them is because the blacksmith had said he was a pro with a rifle and a misfire shouldn't have happened. But on the other hand the made up story not only covered the cowardliness of the three but also put the threat level of the tiger down a lot in the village.
I don't know who would want to entice a tiger closer to them, to me that sounds completely crazy. One reason they might be trying to lure in the tiger would be for the thrill of being close to a wild, very dangerous animal. If I were enticing a tiger, odds are I would not, but if I was it would have to be for something very important. I would definitely want to enhance the tiger farther away and I would also runaway if I could. The quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." is very great. Everyone should use this quote to inspire them to take life's little moments in slowly, and not rush to get to the big picture. I will use this quote to look back on through out the upcoming school year. Along with everyone i'm looking forward to graduating but you still have to enjoy high school with the one year left.
I definitely agree with Madelyn about the two stories of the tiger hunt. If the men were to come back and tell the village the blacksmith had killed himself in fear of the tiger, everyone would have been restless terrified. They would have believed the tiger really was the devil itself. Also, the real story would have illustrated the blacksmith and the survivors as cowards. The survivors figured it would be better to fabricate a story that painted everyone involved in a heroic light. Letting the truth die in secret was better to them.
I definitely agree with Morgan and Paul on someone who is enticing a tiger is definitely not in the right frame of mind. Using meat and not knowing some consequences that could development from being this dumb. If a tiger is not in its cage, why would you try to entice a tiger unless you are trying to get it away from you. When comparing this situation to a dog with a treat, but bigger and heavier I automatically think I would never do this unless I have to save my life. The quote ‘...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly.” This quote is very inspirational to me and I think it shows a lot about living each day to your fullest potential because you never know if it is going to be your last. Enjoy each of the small moments because those add up to be big moments in life.
I could not agree more with the quote "if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly". This quote captures so many aspects of our daily life, and is extremely accurate. Today, people are way more concerned with getting a task done, than realizing the journey it takes you on. There are many more lessons to be learned while doing a task, than looking at the finished product. Life is about the journey, and loving and learning along the way. I love this quote so much because it states exactly an aspect of what is wrong with society today, from a completely different perspective.
The quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are doing it poorly." was one that really stuck with me. It really shows that if you're rushing to get to that end point, you're not going to be able to appreciate everything else that is going on around you. It's a piggyback off of "the journey is more important than the destination." You really need to appreciate what is here currently rather than living in the future. I think it really applies to kids today because they're so excited to grow up but they don't realize the good in their lives right now.
I strongly agree with the quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are ding it poorly." When you move too quickly, you miss so many things. You forget to appreciate all the things around you. Don't try and move too luckily through life. You'll miss out on things tha will shape you in the future.
As for luring a tiger with meat. i think it's dangerous, yes. But I also can see why someone May do it. To gain trust perhaps or to find an understanding between each other. Animals are understanding creatures. I think that it takes time but with time, a bond and a form of trust could form. The word lure does have a negative connotation to me, so maybe don't lure a tiger if you want to spend time with it but I'm no Steve Irwin. So really, what do I know?.
To entice a tiger with meat it insane due to it being extremely dangerous. But if you are luring it to get is closer, then you must have a purpose. Maybe to tame the tiger or to make it trust you. The purpose of luring the tiger closer and to make it trust you, so it won't attack. But if I were enticing the tiger, I would lure away from me. A tiger may be an amazing creature but it is still a dangerous wild animal. So I would want to lure it further away for safety.
I think someone would want to entice a tiger with meat and bring in closer to them based more off of an adrenaline rush than anything else. Once you are in the moment, there has to be something to keep you going or else you would freak out and freaking out in a moment like that would not be a smart move on your part. If I were to entice a tiger, it's safe to say, I would want to get as close to the tiger as possible without anything bad happening. This only because I get too invested into things and hate backing out so, I would have to prove a point with the tiger. On a different note, the quote "If you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly" really got me thinking and the more I thought about it, the more I realized how true it really was. I would never rush a "journey" whether it be a camping trip or traveling somewhere, I could never rush it. Personally, I think everything needs to be done at your own rate especially when it comes to things like that.
the quote "if you are making you journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly" is an awesome quote. This is basically my life moto. I love to enjoy things, even since I was little. Thats why I love car rides so much. No matter how long it is or where we are or going, i never need to bring anything to keep me busy because I'm content with just looking outside. To see all of the nature, and life outside of what I'm used to. I jump at the chance to take that backroads, even if it isn't the fastest way. Thats why I walk slow, because I'm trying to take in all of the beauty in my surroundings. I can get how people want to get where they're going and to get there fast, but whats life without stopping and enjoying it?
I think the people of Galina are automatically suspicious of at outsiders because they are not used to ever having them. The few that they do get often bring trouble too so I'm sure that makes them automatically assume visitors are all bad. I think that there is a certain draw that some people have towards animals that they know are powerful and dangerous. It is pretty humbling to be so close to an animal that you know could easily kill you, and for someone who is stuck in a small village like Galina, it is probably one of the only thrills they can get. It reminds me of how people are always drawn to the biggest animals at zoos and fairs because it is an uncommon thing to experience.
Everyone in Galina is bothered by outsiders because everyone who lives there has lived there their whole lives and it makes sense that change would make them uneasy. Pure curiosity could be something that makes someone lure a tiger to them – or plain restlessness – to really see the thing for what it is. Plus no one in Galina has seen a tiger in their lives, probably.
I think everyone in Galina is bothered by outsiders because they like to keep things a certain way. I used to live in a very small town that was always the same, the people were the same and the businesses were the same. Even when a businesses sign was old and you couldn't read it they would still kept it the same. I think it's just a certain mentality that the people of the town all have. For some people it's very hard to accept change, especially when things have been the same for as long as they can remember.
I think someone would want to entice a tiger for simply just the thrill of it or to get the tiger close enough for someone to kill it. Knowing that a wild animal is on the loose can cause many people to be paranoid, if you lure it to a certain location you can find a general idea of where the animal stays based off of it's footprints and plan to kill it from there. Knowing where the tiger is can calm you and you get a thrill out of it by placing the meat wherever you want the tiger to go. It's almost like you have complete control over the tiger. If I was enticing a tiger I would lure it as far away from me as I could, I would not want any animal that dangerous close to me at all.
I also agree with Madelyn about why the surviving hunters told the story to the people of the town. Normally, people like to see the positive things in life or just a specific situation in general. If something terrible happens, sometimes your mind even makes you personally remember it completely different, or maybe not at all.
I also love the quote about doing things in a hurry. Slow and steady wins the race! Sometimes when you are in a complete hurry, you simply miss the little things. It sounds really cheesy, but sometimes it isn't about the destination, but the journey there.
I agree with Olivia when she was talking about the people in Galina. I have never lived in a small town but it reminded me of the show Hart of Dixie. It takes place in this small southern town named Bluebell. The main character is a doctor from New York city who joins the local practice. Almost the entire first season she was just trying to get the local people to not only not hate her, but trust her with their health. I think the people of Bluebell and Galina are just so used to their lives and don't want anything to change. It is difficult when everything has been the same their whole lives. They also might almost be intimidated of people from other towns since they don't know them as well.
When I was reading this chapter, the quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." really stood out to me. Nowadays, people are always rushing through life, and they don't take the time to stop and appreciate what's around them. I know that when I was younger I always wanted to grow up and be like my older siblings, and now that I'm older I just want to turn back time. I was always wishing to grow up that my childhood pretty much passed me by. I think it's important to just stop and appreciate the moment you're in, rather than rushing through life. As for the tiger hunt story, I think it was for the best that the survivors made up a story to tell the rest of the town. Had they not done that, the town would have gone into a panic. Not only that, but the fake story covered up their cowardliness and saved their pride.
I feel like someone would want to entice a tiger with meat for many reasons that all root from the same idea, curiosity. For example, a fur trader might want to feel the velvet coat of the tigers fur for an idea on synthetic fur. A scientist to study how the tiger's behavior changes over time to a constant food source, or even just a drunk man making a bet he can lure a tiger. Moving on, the quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." addresses the major flaws in modern life. Instead of taking time to enjoy your surroundings, savor your food, or even re-tie your shoe, you don't have enough time due to external or internal factors. Some of these factors are common things like waking up late, taking too long of a shower, or going to the bathroom between classes. In total, modern life is filled with little if not any breaks to just relax and enjoy what you're doing.
Not many people should attempt to lure a tiger; however, in this case I believe he was trying to befriend the tiger. The meat may be a distraction so the tiger eats that instead of the person. Personally, I would love to have a pet tiger. It could protect me from other people's big cats, and be cute at the same time. Galina's residents are bothered by outsiders because everyone in Galina has lived there forever, so an outsider is a big spectacle/something to be bothered by.
I think that the residents in Galina are bothered by outsiders because they like to stick to routine. Their town is so small and historic that everyone knows everyone. They don't like outsiders coming and interfering with what they already had.
I think they made up the story because they wanted to save the blacksmith's dignity. Although it was an accident, he still shot himself, which would reflect badly on him since he handled the gun foolishly (by looking directly down the barrel). I think they also wanted to attempt to give the townspeople peace of mind, and if they came back and said that the tiger was still loose and had developed the taste for humans, the people would've (reasonably) freaked out, so to help the people to relax again, they lied.
The old men described in this chapter have a good point when it comes to being in a hurry. "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." This quote is amazing and should be shared with everyone. These men aren't in a hurry and they do not care what others around them are doing. The old men crossing the road are just taking their time, much like how everyone should just slow down and take their time in life. Everyone seems to be in a rush to reach their destination and forget to slow down and enjoy the journey. These men only had a short paragraph in this chapter but we really can learn a lot from their actions and opinions.
I think the reason they enticed the tiger is that they were afraid. My favorite author once said, "Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known." They didn't know exactly what the tiger meant or was but they were afraid of it and as humans do, they wanted to conquer it so they didn't need to fear it anymore. It's the same as a kid who climbs a tree or a person who goes skydiving. We always seek fear and defeat it so we can say we did.
Even though the survivors told the townspeople a lie, I can see why they did it. They knew that the hunt took a toll on the blacksmith. The blacksmith was tracking the tiger with extreme fear inside him, but he felt obligated to go through with his task. He held honor of owning the only gun in the town, a gun passed down from many different generations and people, and it gave him a certain gift of courage. Although he was terrified, he still went through with his duty of hunting down the tiger. Though the blacksmith ended up killing himself, the fact that he was brave enough to go track down the tiger made Jovo and Luka want to make up an honorable ending for him to be known by.
"...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." Everyone in their life should read this quote when they are chasing their dreams. If you are taking the easy way/fast way, the outcome won't be as great as the right way. It might take longer, but the outcome will be better.
He tried to entice the tiger with the meat because he wanted the tiger to know he didn't want to harm him. It is possible that the tiger would still do such, but because of this action, the tiger would recognize him as a friend. On some occasions you would want to lure a tiger away from you, but he had a big slab of meat. I think the tiger wanted a slab of meat. It is very hard to entice a tiger away from you when you have meat.
I believe that they made up the story they shared with the town so that the men seemed to be heros, and not the wimps that they actually were. No man wants to be seen as weak so they wanted to prove to their town that they weren't. The men wouldn’t want their image to be ruined and their egos damaged, they didn’t want to feel less that what they were. I’d imagine that the men didn’t want the death of the butcher to be as sad and as lame as it really was, they wanted him to seem like he was strong and brave and did what he should have done.
The story of the tiger is a story of strength and survival. However, the tiger was quiet about his struggles and made the choice to push on himself. I think the author used this story to describe both Natalia and her Grandfather. Natalia's grandfather feels a connection to the tiger. This symbolism is a parallel to Pi. Additionally, both stories show the distinct difference between good and bad. I think it is human nature to compare ourselves but I find the symbolism and reference to tigers interesting. I am also intrigued by Natalia's grandfather's love for "The Jungle Book." He not only references Mowgli and Shere Khan on multiple occasions, but also bets the book with the deathless man. It is surprising that such a simple book can have so much value in someone's life.
The tiger is obviously its own animal and cannot think exactly like a human. But through the anthropomorphism that is added in, it gives another perspective. It gives feeling to what would be going on in the tigers head. The description the author adds almost personifies the tiger but with animal senses. What she describes is something most wouldn't think about. It adds so much to the story. While the author is telling her grandfathers story, she also tells about the tiger and his story. It's like switching from different scenes, anticipating when these two will meet.
People of Galina are bothered by outsiders in the present because of the actions past outsiders and their consequences. During wartime in the 1940's, a tiger escaped from a zoo nearby and it was able to survive off of things that died as collateral damage from war. Once these things were no longer available, the tiger started hunting in the areas surrounding Galina, which worried the townspeople enough. Once they realized the tiger was closer than comfortable and actually coming into town, they became livid. The wife of Luka, the butcher, was leaving out meat for the tiger. Whether it was to suppress its need to hunt or for her own personal gain, I'm not sure. But it was reckless of her, an outsider, to threaten her new community by welcoming in a tiger. Because of this threat and the chaos that ensued as townspeople tried hunting the tiger (and one died trying), people of Galina lost trust in outsiders long ago.
I love the quote "...if you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly." There are a few different ways that this can be interpreted that can be held true. You could say that you will make more mistakes when you rush things. I believe the quote can also be interpreted to say that the journey itself is important, and should not be rushed through. It reminded me of a point my pastor made in church a few weeks ago of how we should not always focus on what we achieve but on the journey we take to get to our goals. If you make your journey in a hurry, you may be missing the best part of the experience altogether.
"...If you are making your journey in a hurry, you are making it poorly."(98). This philosophy was never something I took into consideration until my Junior year. As a kid I always was in a hurry to grow up, and the many things that happened to me in my lifetime felt like it forced me to grow up faster anyway. Being the eldest son and sibling in the family, I felt like it was my job to be the mature one. My dad wasn't always home, so when he was gone, it was my job to be the man of the house. I was always praised by adults for my maturity, which only boosted my reasoning to want to become an adult faster. I realized I thought differently compared to most kids my age and this lead me to branch out and hang out with kids older than me. From then on, I had always felt more comfortable spending time with people older than me. However, as a Junior, I had a great epiphany. I had realized that I was almost an adult already and I really didn't want to be anymore. I looked back on my life and regret not just being a kid. I feel like i threw my childhood away to become something I'm no longer excited to be. I made my journey in a hurry and that was a mistake. I hope to teach a lesson to future generations to live life and be a kid. Your destination to adult hood will be arriving on a blind-sided left, sooner than you think.
I don't think it's so crazy for someone in the village to want to lure a tiger to them. As described in the book, Galina is an isolated, lonely town, and the tiger is a mysterious, exciting, previously unknown thing. For someone like the butcher's wife, who is even more isolated than the rest of the villagers, luring the tiger to her could be an act of curiosity, or perhaps desperation for interaction with another living being. After Natalia's grandfather explained to her what the tiger was and the relation to Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, she might not be so afraid of it. I don't think she shares the same superstitions as the rest of the villagers.
This tiger parallels Pi's in that they were both domesticated at one point. I think that she wants to bring the tiger closer because she needs something to have control over, and something to relate to. Both she and the tiger are viewed as outsiders for the most part, and in her day to day life with an abusive husband she has no control, and not even the ability to ask for help. The tiger is something that she thinks maybe can help her if she gains its trust. It gives her power for the first time in her life. Later in the book, after her husband is dead, she walks tall and proud knowing that she has a powerful protector and that her connection to the tiger makes her more dangerous. I think it might also be a little bit curiosity as well. Even Natalia's grandfather was dying to see the strange cat living in their forest.I think that they made up a story about the tiger hunt because they wanted to protect the dead man's reputation.
Pi's tiger and this tiger are different by the ways they are trying to earn the creature's trust. In Pi, it was more of a grudging trust and respect, whereas in the Tiger's wife, the tiger is being won over and manipulated by the lure of meat. I think in Pi, it was more of a friendship.
The quote is really important and really resonated with me. It's more about loving every point you are at in life, loving the journey, and appreciating it for what it is. It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
I think the quote about making a journey in a hurry is applicable to my life because it shows that things don't happen overnight. Sometimes things that you want to accomplish take time and the process itself is sweeter than the reward. If you try to accomplish these things too fast you will make mistakes. You may set yourself back even further if you try to rush it. I think it was dangerous to entice the tiger with meat and it was something I would have never done because it put the entire town at risk.
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