The faults of Human Kind

The Faults of Human Kind

Humans are a truly imperfect species that have struggled to evolve due to conflicts among peoples and races. Many people argue that we are the highest in the chain of evolution, as we are, but there are still so many personality faults that evolution has failed to filter out. Just because our species has survived thus far, does not mean we have overcome the difficulty of coexisting with one another. In his short story, Menagerie, a Child’s Fable, Charles Johnson shows us precisely what humans have been unsuccessful in conquering, as well as how we have attempted to cope with these faults. He uses different characters and their actions within the story to paint a clear picture of just how horrific our world is.
Mr. Tilford, the pet shop owner in Johnson’s story, holds everything together, keeping his animals in cages and everything under control. He is a religious/governmental symbol for what has held our world together despite the animalistic natu...