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  • Essay / Examples of Elephant Selfishness By Gail Helgason

    First, in "The Elephant," the zoo director's self-centered plan to get an elephant for his zoo in order to get a raise results in a very negative result. After the project is completed, a group of schoolchildren visiting the zoo look in awe at the made elephant, believing it to be real. However, a gust of wind soon blows and takes control of the elephant. The elephant floats in the sky, casting a shadow as it flies through the sky, later found deflated after landing on a cactus. As a result, schoolchildren “began to neglect their studies and became hooligans. It appears they are drinking alcohol and breaking windows. And they don't believe in elephants anymore. () The zoo director's pursuit of career advancement through selfish means has a negative impact on the children who witnessed this incident. As these children no longer take responsibility for their education, their future will therefore be unproductive. Then, in "Bluffing", the grizzly bear ironically pursues Liam as he selfishly tries to run away, abandoning his girlfriend. Not only badly injured, Liam's face, once his pride and joy, is now the antithetical to his original. As the bandages come off, "Liam's forehead appears, what's left of his eyebrows, just dark lines really, then his cheeks and chin. Beneath the bandages, the skin is all swollen, mottled, with ridges of shiny, rubbery scar tissue crisscrossing like tributaries on a map. () Without his old good looks, Liam's aspiration to have his picture in a high-tech outdoor gear magazine while prestigious companies seek his support is now unachievable. As a result, his self-centered choice did not work in his favor, thus shattering his dreams. Overall, both characters choose to ignore the impact their decision will have on others, resulting in