The second reading of Ishmael was of great interest to me. I enjoyed learing about the past of Ishmael and how he got to where he is now. I was not surprised that the same man, Walter Sokolow, who had told him that he was not Goliath was the one that ended up being his caretaker. I am fascinated by the relationship that this gorilla, Ishmael, and Walter shared. For example, Walter would just sit by his cage and speak to him for great periods of time as if he could understand everything that was being said. Ultimately, over time the gorilla and Walter were able to communicate with each other somehow. This shows a great bond between them, but sadly the wife of Walter did not really like Ishmael.
When the gorilla tells the narrator that his subject is captivity some things went through my head. I was trying to figure out what exactly did he mean by that. My thought was that he was referring to his own captivity from the wild in Africa. I think that maybe he is referring to how humanity is making the Earth its captive and how it won't survive much longer unless something is done. I believe that Ishmael is trying to teach humans to treat the world better so that it can be preserved instead of being destroyed like it is now.
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You and I share the same views on why the subject is captivity, I agree that it has to do with preserving Earth.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your view that Ishmael might not be going to teach about his own captivity but the captivity of the humans around him. It just wouldn't make sence to plan to teach someone what they already know, which would be that Ishmael is a captive. It will be interesting to see what Ishmael has to say on this matter.
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