Question

Imagine you are writing a novel about the theme of civilization vs. the wild. Write two or three paragraphs showing one scene in which that theme develops. You can be as creative as you would like with the scene, as long as it clearly connects to the theme of civilization vs. the wild. Use precise words, and try to capture themes through sensory details and imagery.

Your response should be at least 150 words in length.

Answer 1

Once upon a time, there was a cat as domesticated as a cat can be nowadays. Her name was Mitty and she was a Turkish Angora. She had one blue and one amber eye with white fur and a few black spots. Mitty loved her owners and was treated like a princess above all of her sisters and brothers. She had never been taken outside except to go to the vet but one day the door was accidentally left open. She was a very curious cat so she decided to go exploring in the nearby woods. She had wondered quite a bit and stop when she realized that she did not know where she was, she was lost.

Cautiously, she had walked further into the woods when she heard a very strange and spooky noise. The noise coming from a bush that was right next to her. She took a step toward the bush and it moved again but for a shorter time. After she stared at it for about 2 minutes, she moved forward two steps and it did not move. After she stared at it for 1 more minute, it started moving again and out leaped a hungry looking fox. She hissed at it and surprisingly it back up a little bit. Her hiss was loud and mean so it would be scared of her. It was still growling at her though so, she hissed louder and stepped backward because she had never seen a creature like this before. It attacked biting her on the back, which made her mad. She decided to be brave and bite one ankle of the fox and then the other. The fox retreated and Mitty had won her first fight. She now believed she could survive in the wild.

Answer 2

Fresh snow and ice, silence for miles, and a still, grey sky. Two pointed ears pop out behind a hill. a small snout follows, taking in the fresh morning air. after a careful scan of the frozen tundra a bark signaled the scampering of many paws onto the plan. six tiny puppies played and wrestled at the base of the hill while their mother looked on. There was no fear or tension to be found in this happy scene.

The mother suddenly jumped up. her fur was standing up and her teeth showed. The pups immediately stopped their play. Humans were coming. Sure enough, ten minutes had not passed by before several black vehicles pulled up and parked in front of the hill. Several of them got out and and looked around them. They seemed to talk about something regarding the area. Thirty minutes passed before the shook hands and left. The wolf glanced sadly around her. She had no idea what the humans were doing, but she knew one thing. Her entire pack would ave to move soon. The wolf called her puppies to her and started her last possible journey home.

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