Post A #2

Vocab

1. Manifesto: A public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. Plural noun (34).
2. Perpetuate: To preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost. Transitive verbe (41).

Figurative Language

1. Irony: "The first thing I'm going to do is have a steak" (41). This is ironic because it is comming from a hindu cow. So, the cow thinks that when it becomes a human, it will eat a steak. A cow eating steak... Very ironic indeed.
2. Metaphore: "Religion is the cornerstone of civilisation" (45). This is a metaphore because it is comparing religion to the cornerstone of civilisation without using like or as.
3. simile: "Think of "Judeo-Chrisitan" like "Sears, Roebuck & Co." -Judaism is Roebuck" (47). This is a simile because Judeo-Chrsitian is compared to Sears, Roebuck & Co. using the word like. Only, Judaism is the Roebuck.

Quote

1. "My God can beat up your God" (50). This quote is significant because it explains Stephen's views on religion; Christianity pwns all.

Theme

1. An emerging theme in this book is that pets should be dominated by humans.