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  • Essay / Alastair Reid's Analysis of Curiosity - 418

    "It is more likely that the cat was simply unlucky" (l. 1-2). In this narrative poem “Curiosity? », by Alastair Reid, he gives a thesis on cats and dogs. Cats are adventurous and dogs don't take risks. Reid Uses Symbols Have you ever heard the saying “curiosity killed the cat”? (l. 1)? and an allegory to reveal the theme that life can be more fulfilling if one opens the door to new and different perspectives. In “Curiosity,” Reid describes the lives of cats and dogs as if they were ordinary people. Cats, being the most curious, are ready to lead a life of risk without weighing the consequences. “Dogs say that cats love too much, are irresponsible, changeable, marry too many women, abandon their children, cool all the tables with the stories of their nine lives.” (ll. 27-30). Cats feel...