Do Seek Their Meat from God: RESPONSE

          The short story, "Do Seek Their Meat from God", by Roberts left me with a wide array of thoughts concerning what is considered "right" and "wrong". Every living thing in this world has a reason they are living. Not only this, but most of these living things, such as humans, would do anything to continue to survive. Supporting this point, Roberts displays the views of both the panthers' and the man's motives throughout the whole short story. For example, near the start of the story, the author describes the view of the two panthers. These panthers merely wanted to survive and to feed their own cubs which lead them to hunt the little boy. Just when the conflict appears between the panthers and the little boy, the author introduces the opposing view that the man holds. The man, in this situation, wants to save the little boy and to kill the two panthers. Due to the fact that both views of the story had been pointed out, I felt sympathetic towards both situations as they all had valid reasons behind their actions. This feeling of sympathy changed, however, when I finished reading the last few sentences of this short story. 

           The last sentence, "...rapidly decaying, of two small panther cubs," teared me up a little. To be honest, it made me slightly frustrated at the human race. I understand that everyone wants what is best for themselves and being humans, it comes more easily as we are superior than other living creatures as we can control and adapt to different situations that occur in this world. However, many of us lack the care and concern that needs to be put out for other living creatures. Although it is quite understandable why the man protected the child, I think everyone should think twice before acting upon their decisions.