The word monster is connoted with a meaning of vicious and frightening. As a result, the people in Dundee felt that this Tay Whale was intimidating. By associating this feeling to this whale, it is evident to see that the people disliked this whale and felt isolated emotionally with this whale since they were afraid of it. This idea can also be seen in the use of the pronoun "it" to represent the whale, "To see it lashing the water with its tail all its might"(McGonagall). By using "it", it created an idea that the people consider the whale as an object rather than an animal that had feeling. This further eliminated the emotional connection between the whale and the public. By contrast, in the news report by CBC, it is demonstrated that whales are very respected that even people are establishing regulations to help them, " [U]se smaller boats, less frequently…They’re not going to have a business…unless they do
The word monster is connoted with a meaning of vicious and frightening. As a result, the people in Dundee felt that this Tay Whale was intimidating. By associating this feeling to this whale, it is evident to see that the people disliked this whale and felt isolated emotionally with this whale since they were afraid of it. This idea can also be seen in the use of the pronoun "it" to represent the whale, "To see it lashing the water with its tail all its might"(McGonagall). By using "it", it created an idea that the people consider the whale as an object rather than an animal that had feeling. This further eliminated the emotional connection between the whale and the public. By contrast, in the news report by CBC, it is demonstrated that whales are very respected that even people are establishing regulations to help them, " [U]se smaller boats, less frequently…They’re not going to have a business…unless they do