Death of a Naturalist Lesson Plan

How do the turkey and cow in "Turkeys Observed" and "Cow in Calf" interact with the human world? What does this say about the relationship between humans and the natural world?

In both "Turkeys Observed" and "Cow in Calf," the animal subjects are subjugated in the human world and made to participate in human customs and cycles, even if it costs them their life or freedom. In "Turkeys Observed," the speaker takes note of the majestic and dominant nature of the turkey in life and observes its many robust and regal qualities. In the wild, the reader gets the sense that the speaker would be afraid of the turkey, as it seems to rule over the world the speaker sees in the...