In Metaphorical Ways of Knowing, Sharon L. Pugh, Jean Wolph Hicks, and Marcia Davis emphasize how metaphors have the ability to raise hidden or subtle commonalities seen in everyday life (18). Although I agree with what Pugh, Hicks, and Davis wrote, metaphors involving animals and humans still bring about a negative connotation once compared, and through these comparisons, another pattern appeared where an animal’s normal behavior can be seen in humans’ action.
Pugh, Hicks, and Davis as authors of “Metaphorical Ways of Knowing” elaborate on the subtle commonalities. In the “Hunger Games,” there’s a scene where countless camera man flocks to the scene to observe the killing game. It was possible to see them as harmless cameramen, but Suzanne Collins decided to add some eerie components where she states …show more content…
Rats are used as a conventional comparison to anything with deception, filth or lies. Billy is a police officer who infiltrates Costello’s crime ring while Sullivan is a detective who is on the inside of the FBI, and Costello is actually an insider of the FBI in which all of them are rats since they are secretive about their identities. These characters in the movie constantly lie to keep their identities hidden, but slowly like in any movie, their identities are eventually revealed. Rats are considered to be sly creatures who can sneak in the tightest places, which can be seen with Billy who infiltrated a crime organization and even Costello who was the leader of the syndicate was an informant for the FBI which is the exact opposite of what a crime lord should be. Just like the “Hunger Games”, the men are compared to an animal with the worst reputation in society and the commonality also here is that their actions are similar to how a rat would sneak around a
Pugh, Hicks, and Davis as authors of “Metaphorical Ways of Knowing” elaborate on the subtle commonalities. In the “Hunger Games,” there’s a scene where countless camera man flocks to the scene to observe the killing game. It was possible to see them as harmless cameramen, but Suzanne Collins decided to add some eerie components where she states …show more content…
Rats are used as a conventional comparison to anything with deception, filth or lies. Billy is a police officer who infiltrates Costello’s crime ring while Sullivan is a detective who is on the inside of the FBI, and Costello is actually an insider of the FBI in which all of them are rats since they are secretive about their identities. These characters in the movie constantly lie to keep their identities hidden, but slowly like in any movie, their identities are eventually revealed. Rats are considered to be sly creatures who can sneak in the tightest places, which can be seen with Billy who infiltrated a crime organization and even Costello who was the leader of the syndicate was an informant for the FBI which is the exact opposite of what a crime lord should be. Just like the “Hunger Games”, the men are compared to an animal with the worst reputation in society and the commonality also here is that their actions are similar to how a rat would sneak around a