"The Rattler"

The killing of animals is an activity that has been done for centuries. Still, some people usually have problems or griff towards the killing or slaughtering of animals. In "The Rattler", the author suggest sympathy for both man and snake through details about the setting, the man, and the snake.

Through details about the setting, the author suggests sympathy for both man and snake. The man decides that he has an opportunity for "the pleasant moment for a walk" after the long hesitating and blazing hours of working. Instead of having his peaceful walk of night, thinking he is the "only thing aboard", he encounters a rattle snake which are very endangering to people if not taking care of by a specialist. In compassion for the snake, the man is the one who "walked out into the desert" which is the snake's habitat. It is not the man's prerogative to step into an animals habitat and not only trespassing there but ends up killing the snake. The night the man and snake cross p...