Even the dog, that the man regularly treated like a dumb animal, was smart enough to see that it was not a good idea, and was reluctant to follow. “The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that that it was no time for traveling. Its instincts told it a truer tale than was told by the man’s judgment.”(14) The man feels high and mighty compared to the dog. That, as a human, he has better capabilities to make intelligent decisions than an animal ever could. If he was the one following the dogs lead, instead of being the one leading, it is not completely impossible to believe that the man could survive. Another example of the dynamic between the man in the dog is their relationship to each
Even the dog, that the man regularly treated like a dumb animal, was smart enough to see that it was not a good idea, and was reluctant to follow. “The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that that it was no time for traveling. Its instincts told it a truer tale than was told by the man’s judgment.”(14) The man feels high and mighty compared to the dog. That, as a human, he has better capabilities to make intelligent decisions than an animal ever could. If he was the one following the dogs lead, instead of being the one leading, it is not completely impossible to believe that the man could survive. Another example of the dynamic between the man in the dog is their relationship to each