The Role Of Animals In To Kill A Mockingbird

Imagine what it would be like to be ship wrecked on an island with a limited amount of resources? Legend says that a family called the Robinson’s spent ten years on an island who pulled through even under difficult circumstances. They needed help to survive so they trained many wild animals along the way. It wasn’t easy, nevertheless, the Robinson’s accomplished their goals. One of the animals the Robinson’s trained was an ostrich. They needed it to travel across the island. The animal was caught by using a long piece of string that was thrown and wrapped around its legs. Burning tobacco was placed under his nose, which calmed him. Quickly, they put balls of maize and grain down his throat who resisted at first, then submitted to his masters. “The family had discovered the secret: no sooner were his eyes covered than he became as quiet as a lamb.” The savage beast learned to obey and was consequently trained to run, stop and jump.
The boys applied glue on a snare trap and when the birds landed on it, they became stuck. Father and the boys then constructed a dove-case which would serve as the pigeons’ new habitat. They applied the spice, anise, inside the cage. The birds became so used to the aroma of the spice that they always returned to their cage because they thought of it as their home. “The plant of anise that Jack brought will do the business,” Fritz admitted. Father jokingly told the boys he had the magic to bring the birds back to the cage, who for a while had them believing this