The Lion Makers Analysis
Can one prove successful with solely scholarship, or is a secondary knowledge required as well? A fable, "The Lion Makers" analyzes this very issue. The events follow the journey of four men, and their personal judgements of which intelligence is most valuable. The men find themselves constantly on opposite ends of the spectrum, which proves to cause great conflict in the long run. Through analyzing the deeper text, rather than just the words, the reader will surely find the answer. With the author's effective use of descriptive language, word choice, and tone, they effectively develop strong themes which can easily be beneficial to present life.
Specific use of word choice immediately helps to nudge readers towards a theme. The first few …show more content…
In other words, it shows that book smarts is well and good, but it still requires common sense in order to truly be helpful. As the fable progressed, we learned that three of the men have scholarship while the other has great sense. The three take pride in their scholarship, and even go as far as calling the fourth unintelligent. Upon discovering the remains of a lion, they decide to "...test the ripeness of (their) scholarship," and resurrect the creature. ("The Lion Makers") However, the fourth Brahman warns against this deed. He uses his sense to figure that the lion will kill the men, if they in fact bring it back to life. Having complete faith in their individual intelligence though, the three men disregard his warnings and proceed anyway. Meanwhile, he decides to "...climb this convenient tree," before they finish their process of reconstructing the bones, flesh, and life of the lion. ("The Lion Makers") The lion is successfully resurrected but, just as the fourth had predicted, almost immediately kills all three of the others. Although the scholarship provided enough knowledge to know they could revive the lion, sense was required to judge that it is unwise to do so. This very sense is what allowed the final man was able to return home safely, and in one
Specific use of word choice immediately helps to nudge readers towards a theme. The first few …show more content…
In other words, it shows that book smarts is well and good, but it still requires common sense in order to truly be helpful. As the fable progressed, we learned that three of the men have scholarship while the other has great sense. The three take pride in their scholarship, and even go as far as calling the fourth unintelligent. Upon discovering the remains of a lion, they decide to "...test the ripeness of (their) scholarship," and resurrect the creature. ("The Lion Makers") However, the fourth Brahman warns against this deed. He uses his sense to figure that the lion will kill the men, if they in fact bring it back to life. Having complete faith in their individual intelligence though, the three men disregard his warnings and proceed anyway. Meanwhile, he decides to "...climb this convenient tree," before they finish their process of reconstructing the bones, flesh, and life of the lion. ("The Lion Makers") The lion is successfully resurrected but, just as the fourth had predicted, almost immediately kills all three of the others. Although the scholarship provided enough knowledge to know they could revive the lion, sense was required to judge that it is unwise to do so. This very sense is what allowed the final man was able to return home safely, and in one