What´s Hippopotamus Symbolize Cliff Quackenbush?

A hippopotamus symbolizes Cliff Quackenbush almost perfectly. Hippopotami are often the subject of rude and out-of-place jokes and insults just as Cliff Quackenbush was in the text. Hippos are often made fun of simply for their somewhat “funny-looking” appearance much like Cliff Quackenbush was “systematically disliked since he first set foot in Devon” (Knowles, 78), and was the target of “careless, disinterested insults” (Knowles, 78). Hippos are remarkably strong and incredibly intelligent animals who are well adapted to their environment, and while they can be peaceful if not provoked, they are noticeably fierce creatures. Cliff Quackenbush is described as having “furious arrogance which sprang out now at the mere hint of opposition from