is the dog supposed to be viewed as superior to the man because of its inate natural gifts?
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Absolutely.
The dog doesn't want to be taking this trek from the start. It only goes along because the man will beat it if it refuses. The man and the dog are not friends; one is a servant of the other. The man does not even feed the dog! The dog doesn't want to leave the comfort of the lunchtime fire. It knows how cold it is and that one should not travel alone in this temperature.
The dog wonders why the man fails to build a fire at the end of the story. And when it smells death, it does not behave like a beloved pet, staying near its beloved master. It runs off to find other men who will take care of it. Its instincts tell it not to stand around in the hideous cold.
The dog IS smarter than the man. The dog, after all, survives. The man does not.
The dog doesn't want to be taking this trek from the start. It only goes along because the man will beat it if it refuses. The man and the dog are not friends; one is a servant of the other. The man does not even feed the dog! The dog doesn't want to leave the comfort of the lunchtime fire. It knows how cold it is and that one should not travel alone in this temperature.
The dog wonders why the man fails to build a fire at the end of the story. And when it smells death, it does not behave like a beloved pet, staying near its beloved master. It runs off to find other men who will take care of it. Its instincts tell it not to stand around in the hideous cold.
The dog IS smarter than the man. The dog, after all, survives. The man does not.
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