Change In The Giraffe, By Mauro Senesi

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“Everything is subject to change. Our lives, the communities and societies we live in and the organizations we work for are all affected by waves of change. Some are gradual, others traumatic; some are of our own making, many are beyond our control” (Williams). Due to human nature and natural instincts, the word change tends to bring fear and anxiety in our minds. Although people might argue that change is necessary for the development of society, an analysis of change affecting rules, lifestyles, and emotions in The Giraffe, by Mauro Senesi, and my personal experiences depict the hardships people must go through in order to accept change. Being a new member of a community makes you unaware of the rules and regulations that …show more content…

In The Giraffe, the most important reason why the citizens don’t want to allow the giraffe to stay in their town is because they are afraid of it. This is completely normal because that is the natural instinct for humans. When we humans see something that we have never seen before, we become anxious and perceive it as a threat. The citizens in this short story, express their fear through anger. For example, “Even the Mayor was there and furious because of his lovely little trees, now bare. He said, "We'll have to kill the giraffe." Everyone agreed. "If they kill it, boys, shall we start the revolution" (Senesi 30)? This passage shows us that the mayor is afraid of losing all of the trees he had planted and to express that fear he becomes angry and decides to kill the giraffe. I experienced fear when I told that I had to go to a new a school. The thought of going to a new school made me very worried and afraid because I would have to make new friends and I could even get bullied. However, this was an essential change that I had to accept because I had no other option. This shows how hard it is for someone to accept change with fear in their

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