The purpose of the article "Lifelike" by Susan Orlean could be about letting people know that taxidermy is a job of art. People make dead animals back to life again. Her topic is different from her purpose by telling us about taxidermy and focusing on how taxidermy is a job that people do. I think Orlean wanted her audience to appreciate this kind of art that people do. It's not something ordinary that people would think about, but some do have interests to show their artwork to the world.
When I was reading this article I was confuse to what I was going to read about. When I continued reading, it was interesting how this is a job for people. I mean other than competing, people would do this for a living? Unless I am getting the wrong idea. I still am not clear to what the purpose is about, but I do understand that Orlean is telling us that people enjoy doing this kind of stuff to animals.
Questions:
1) What were your reactions/thoughts about this article?
2) Did you know about taxidermy before when reading this article? Or did you have to look it up?
This is a great start to an interpretation! I'd like to see you use some quotes to help explain what you mean. Giving examples grounds your ideas in the text, backing up what you think.
ReplyDeleteI liked my first idea of "Lifelike." I do agree with you, I do need examples from the article to support my interpretation of "Lifelike." I did feel that I was too vague.
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