Fern asks her father if he would have killed her if she had been born small. He replies that there is a difference between a human child and a pig. Is he right? Is it a difference that makes it right to kill pigs but wrong to kill humans? Why are some lives considered more … Charlotte’s Web
Are all animals beasts? What makes something a beast? Are the people in this room beasts? Can we have beasts inside of us? (In our mind, actions, thoughts, fears, etc.) Why do we think things that scare us are bad? Have you ever thought you were really different from someone else, and then realized that … Who is the Beast?
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