What is the poet’s view about killing animals? Is he condemning the

1.	What is the poet’s view about killing animals? Is he condemning the killers or speaking in appreciation of them?
Answer» The poem ‘Tiger’ by Keki Daruwalla is a poignant plea not to kill tigers. It’s a parody of Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ wherein Blake pictures the Tyger as a majestic, brute beauty of nature. But in the poem of Daruwalla, the tiger is shown as a pitiable creature as it is near extinction. The poet is condemning the killers. He does not like the idea of killing animals for selfish reasons. The poet makes us feel and understand the difficulties of the life of the animals. The poet describes the significance of protecting the endangered species. People cruelly kill the animals. People kill animals for recreation and for financial benefits.

What is the poet’s view about killing animals? Is he condemning the killers or speaking in appreciation of them?

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The poem ‘Tiger’ by Keki Daruwalla is a poignant plea not to kill tigers. It’s a parody of Blake’s poem ‘Tyger’ wherein Blake pictures the Tyger as a majestic, brute beauty of nature. But in the poem of Daruwalla, the tiger is shown as a pitiable creature as it is near extinction. The poet is condemning the killers.

He does not like the idea of killing animals for selfish reasons. The poet makes us feel and understand the difficulties of the life of the animals. The poet describes the significance of protecting the endangered species. People cruelly kill the animals. People kill animals for recreation and for financial benefits.

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