Discussion Topics:
(1) What does it mean by "taming" ?
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
Based on The Little Prince, the story of "The Fox and I" portrays a story in which a ten-year old girl was trying hard to make friends with a fox in the wilderness.
The story tells us the secret of making friends as well as the difficult lesson of letting go this friend eventually.
Please consider the following points:
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betryed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
For me, when somebody wants to make friends with me, he/she would do somthing to win my trust to establish the bound between us. This means taming.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I do not think that someone could "tame" someone else. Friendship depends on mutual efforts. Often, one will take the initiative to impress the other in the beginning, but after the latter makes up his/her mind to befriend the former, the relationship hingers on mutual interaction.
I think the little might think of TAMING the fox, whereas the fox was thinking of making friends with the girl without any idea of TAMING the girl. Maybe the fox thought of making the girl stay in the wilderness for one night with her. However, the girl wanted to "control" the fox by putting a collar around the fox.
I think the fox and the girl just cannot live under the same roof, although they can co-exist on earth. The two kinds of creatures are really different. In the end, the girl just has to learn to respect the fox and let her go.
THis is a sad movie: The friendship is temporary, but the mutual appreciation and the time they have spent together are so precious.
I really don't want to admit it, but yes: ANy gathering is temporary, even our life on Earth! We have to say GOOD-BYE any how.
~Vinia ID# 11092
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
ReplyDeleteI think the little girl starts in the way of getting familiar with fox. She doesn’t want to frighten this small creature; therefore, she waits patiently and be positive of being friend with her. Just like human, we make friends step by step with our sincere attitude. Besides, we need to make sure whether our personalities match to the friends to come. Maybe it’s time-consuming and exhausting. But everything paid off in the end. The ecstatic feeling of finding a true friend is beyond the description.
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
If someone keeps on treating you well without bad intention, that means he/she takes you as a friend. In the film of Fox and I , this naïve girl feeds this fox and pores any reference related to her. Her perspiration and perseverance touched the heart of female fox. That’s the key point. Supposed I were the fox, I would definitely do something to reciprocate to the girl. An everlasting friendship is based on mutual efforts and sacrifices to maintain its preciousness.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
At first, she only wants to get closer to the fox. However, human being are avaricious; once we gain the benefits of something, we are eager to take more. Consequently, the little girl breaks the balance between animal and human, contributing the tragedy of the friendship. I think the part of privacy is essential between friends or family. No matter how much I love this person, I still want to leave some space for my own-self.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betryed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
From my viewpoint, the girl realized that there are some differences between animal and mankind. No one is betrayed or cheated. Separation is inevitable in the trail of life. We need to be independent and learn how to over previous relationship rationally.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
No one is tamed in the end. They pay homage to each other and live their own life. One thing only left is priceless memory of friendship. I think that is the only thing matters.
From Saleishia~ ID:98540315
*To build a trustful and familiar relationship is the strategy the main character girl adopted, I think. At the very beginning, the little girl kept waiting, and found a place to spot the fox. Time passed, she used another way which was to bring food to attract the fox; however, it did not work. And then, one time as she was still spotting the fox, the fox was trapped by a bunch of wolves. The little girl saved the fox bravely and fearlessly. The trust from the fox toward the little girl then built. Afterwards, the relationship between the girl and the fox was getting better and better. The fox gradually accepted the girl and the relation was more and more steady.
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**At first, like all other wild animals, the fox was hostile to the girl, especially when her husband died and she needed to take care of her baby foxes. However, even a beast would not bite who feeds him/her. When the girl was treating the fox patiently and bought some food to her and even saved her, the wall between the two broke down. Thus, the two became friends. It is the same way we people try to accept a stranger, we would wait and try to understand the man’s intention, once we know he or she is not as bad or mean as we think, we would open ourselves to the guy. Sometimes, the relationship would last forever for they trust and love each other.
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***Well, I think the original intention of the girl was to “tame” the fox rather than to “be a friend with the fox,” for the girl said so from the beginning. The girl’s aspect was not appropriate. She wanted to tame and control the fox as a pet. It is not respectful and suitable to do something like put the collar around the neck of the fox which means or symbolizes that the animal is mine. The girl did not know this, and she made the mistake and the fox would not trust her again and left her. The precious friendship was gone.
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****I think she finally knew why the fox left her. She realized that she needed to respect and treat the fox equally instead of trying to make it be her pet, it is beyond the expectation and the natural rules.
On the other hand, I do not think that she would think the fox betrayed their friendship, while perhaps she would think that she was the one who betrayed the friendship, she did break it.
Yes, I think that she had learned to accept this separation. The reason why I say so is that she was an adult, many concepts changed while she was growing up. Thus, she would realize what caused the separation.
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*****No one got tamed at the end, in my opinion. Each of them would be surrendered to each other for a short time for some reasons. Sometimes, the relation with people would just be gone, and there will another new relationship begin.
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by Enid Lin #:98540340. 2010,03,3o,Tue.
1. Sometimes if you have already grasped something, you’re actually confined by it. For instance, if you have lots of money to spend, you need to worry about the probability of its being stolen. You can infer from typical action movies that someone who has loved ones might be unfortunate because the loved ones can be targets of gangsters. The more you own, the more there is to lose.
ReplyDeleteYou need to sacrifice something if you’re eager to gain something. For example, if you want to win your girlfriend’s or boyfriend’s heart, you have to sacrifice your time on accompanying her or him. In addition, your pouring your time on work can result in a remote relationship with family.
2. Nope. The little girl tried hard to make friends with the wild fox. In her pure mind, she thought that the fox was just like her fellow companion. She was trying to be benevolent to the fox. She was persistent and won trust of the fox step by step. One day, the fox was trapped by many fierce dogs and the little girl stepped out heroically, scaring those dogs away. The little girl had successfully gained the fox’s trust. After the incident, the fox and the little girl were closely connected. (or probably it was the efforts the little girl put in that moved the fox.) She wanted the fox to be her own pet so she circled a collar around its neck. But the fox struggled, unwilling to be shackled. Unwilling to be tied down, the fox ran away. Afterwards, the girl apologized to the fox and they became friends again. The little girl was eager to share her room with her friend. She led the fox to her room on the second floor, where the fox felt ill at ease before it broke the window and jumped out of it. The fox got hurt and never again played with that little girl. In the end of the story, the little girl grew up to be a mature mother who told her kid the story between the fox and herself. She finally realized that intimate relationship isn’t gained through constraint; instead, it is gained through adequate space namely freedom!
1. The little girl closed to the fox step by step. First, she never gave up finding the fox even though the fox ran away from her when seeing her at the first time. The little chose to wait for the fox to come out. However, she didn’t just wait. She did some effort to find him. She took some bread and spread it along her way to attract the fox to come and eat. Second, she didn’t get close to the fox immediately when she found her. Instead, she sat a little far away the fox’s inhabitation and observed the fox. Day by day, the fox found that the girl had no intention to hurt them so she started to get close to the little girl and be a friend of hers.
ReplyDelete2. As the little girl tried to be friendly to let the fox know she wouldn’t hurt her, the fox felt her sincerity and gradually got close to her. Their relationship started to be built when the fox brought her into nature. Then, once, when the fox was in danger, the girl saved her. I think the fox totally trust the little girl from then on.
3. The little girl tried to make her friend her “thing”. However, what the fox want is freedom. She doesn’t want to be confined. We all need to have our personal spaces even if we are friends. A friend should be considerate. If you don’t want to do something, a friend would not force you to do that. Yet, the little girl put a collar around the neck of the fox though the fox keep refusing her to do that.
4. The girl thought that the fox’s departure from her is because the fox found they are not suitable to be friends. After all, one of them is human being while the other is a fox. She didn’t think that the fox has betrayed their friendship, either. Though the girl first didn’t understand why the fox didn’t obey her words. After the fox wounded and almost died, the girl found she’s wrong. Moreover, she may know why the fox decided to leave her and she tried to learn to accept the separation, too. At the same time, she understood the fox more. As a result, I think she didn’t think that the fox has betrayed their friendship.
5. None of them was tamed in the end. The fox got her freedom and the little girl didn’t try to tame the fox anymore. In the end, both of them separated and went back to live their lives. However, they both had the irreplaceable experience in their lives.
(1) What does it mean by "taming"?
ReplyDeleteTaming means that animals are submissive to you because they trust you. But before taming them, you need to spend a lot of time letting the animal listen to you. When both you and the animal have the tactic agreement, it means you successfully tame the animal.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
I think she didn’t tame the fox finally. The fox didn’t want to see her again because the girl broke the relation. She didn’t respect the fox by keeping a safe distance. She shouldn’t let the fox go into her room.
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
The girl kept finding and chasing the fox. She finally found the fox’s habitat and waited for her every day. The girl showed kindness by smiling and giving bread to the fox. No matter how many times the girl was refused, she never gave up and kept chasing the fox.
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
The girl helped the fox escape from the ferocious wolves. So the fox gradually knew she was different from hunters and accepted her. The girl’s kindness melted the fox’s fear. Finally, the fox open her family to the girl.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
The girl was too naïve to ignore the fox’s nature. The fox was so afraid by being introduced to her small room. The girl didn’t respect the fox maybe because she knew little about wild life. She should keep some respected distance, so everything will be OK for the fox. Maybe the girl should study more about what she can do or she can’t do to animals.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
I think the girl may felt regretful about her wrong behavior. She may think it was her fault to introduce the fox to the small room. So there is no doubt the fox will leave her because the fox felt the girl is no longer a friend and she became a threat.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
No one was tamed. Every people and every animal still live in his own life. We can’t control anyone or anybody. We should keep a safe distance.
~from Student ID: 98540348
(1) In my opinion, taming is just like controlling a person or the people around us. When we first meet our friends or the person we do not know every much, we may try to make a good impression on them, and try to build up a closer relationship with them. However, I think that if we want to keep a good relationship and cherish the friendship with our friends forever, the best way is to understand them thoroughly and be concerned about one another sincerely. If we treat the people around us in an inappropriate way, it will end with everlasting regret.
ReplyDelete(2) The little girl hadn’t tamed the fox at last. Her behavior of tying the fox had led the tragedy of death. The more she wanted to have a closer relationship with the fox, the farther she was with it. If I had had an opportunity to talk to the little girl, I would have advised her to keep an appropriate distance with the fox and be concerned about it by heart more often to let it receive the true love she wanted to convey.
＊ The little girl tried to discover the life style of the fox and observe it every day to figure out what it always did in its leisure time. To be clearer, she wanted to know its habitual behavior and saw her every day. When she gradually knew about it, she treated the fox in a gentle way, and talked to it with a mild tone.
＊ The fox might have some fear when it first saw the little girl. After all, it was not familiar with her and was scared of being attacked by human beings. The reason why it accepted the little girl might be that she was gentle and kind to it. Her true love touched it and made it open its mind to her. The fox accepted her by playing with her, introducing its family members to her, and letting her know where it lived.
＊ I think that she had made some wrong decision and done something inappropriate to the fox. She should have kept her original mind treating the fox. By controlling it again and again, she had ruined the wonderful relationship, and made the fox change its view to her.
＊ The girl might feel comfortable after the fox had left her in that way. She might realize that there must have had some distance between them. Although the fox had left her, in my opinion, the girl didn’t think it had betrayed her. The reason why I think in this way is that there must have been some unusual relationship between their minds. Through the connection of their spirit, they could convey the secret in the deepest heart without worrying about how far the distance was between them.
＊ In my point of view, I don’t think there was someone being tamed at last. The most important part which couldn’t be erased was the spiritual contact between the two characters in the film. No one was and no one needed to be tamed. They could feel about each other through the communication with their pure mind no matter how circuitous the road was between them.
~from Moranda Huang Student ID : 98540324
1. "Taming" means that someone or something is completed known such as its characteristics, and it is absolutely controlled by somebody.
ReplyDelete2. No, the little girl hadn't tamed the fox eventually. She really wanted to make a friend with the fox, but she used a wrong way to get close to it. "To tight it does not mean that you can catch it.
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
>>> The little girl made her best to observe the living environment and the habits of the fox. And then, she showed his kindness to the fox as much as possible. Though the fox first saw her as a enemy and ran away from her, with the girl keeping expressing her friendliness, the fox finally got close to her little by little.
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
>>> The fox came to accept the girl might be that it had observed her for a long time and it found that the girl was friendly and she didn't have any hostility to itself. And then, it tried to overcome the fear of humans, to get along with the human and to open her family to the girl.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
>>> Of course, she had made mistakes in terms of friendship. She thought she could forever get close to the fox just by tying it;however, the more she did, the more the fox kept her at a distance. Likewise, to get along with your friends, you should give them some space to breathe but not make them always keep company with you.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betryed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
>>> When the little girl grew up, she realized the reason why the fox's departure from her and also lain the separation down. She didn't think that the fox had betrayed their friendship because their friendship was held by another way. The distance between the fox and the girl contrarily did good to them.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
>>> In my opinion, neither the fox nor the girl was actually tamed in the end because none could exactly be tamed by anyone. To establish a close relationship is only by sincere minds between each other.
Student ID : 98540335
(1)I think the word "taming" in "Fox and I" means animals which are changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition. Then become gentle and easy to control.
ReplyDelete(2)In the end of the story, the little girl did not successfully tame the fox. I could see that she really wanted to make friends with fox; however, it was not normal to keep fox as pet at home. It was better to let her live and stay in the environment she belonged.
*The little girl used a large number of methods to close the fox and establish a relationship with her. It goes without saying that I admired her courage and continuous doings. She walked and ran cross the whole field to follow fox's traces. After finding where the fox lived, she sat and waited for the fox for a long time. What's more, she fed the fox with meat which made the fox get more and more close to her.
*Differ from other people, the little girl really did good and no harm to the fox. She wanted to play with the fox; thus, she treated the fox with all her heart. As time passed, I believe that the fox also discovered one thing, that was - the little girl was the last one to hurt her. The little girl protected her when she was in danger. Luckily, the little girl won the trust from the fox.
*I think that the little girl should not have taken the fox home as well as invited the fox to her chamber. Fox are wild animals that belong to nature. It is better for them to live and active in forest and mountains instead of living with humans. The little girl could not make the fox as her pet by putting a collar around its neck. Because of this deed, the fox misunderstood her thoughts and hurt herself by hitting the window.
*After growing up and being a mother, she started to realize the reason why the fox chosed to leave her since the accident happened. She found out that the fox, in the beginning, had known that they were not suitable to be friends.
She knew that the fox did not betrayed their friendship but keep it. They lived in different places, different environments; nonetheless, both of them knew that they will live by remembering the love from each other.
*I do not think that there must be someone tamed or be tamed in the end of the movie. The little girl and the fox are true friends. They establish a balanced relationship that no one should be tamed.
Student ID:98540333
What does it mean by "taming" ?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, taming means animals are not afraid of people but close to them and willing to do what people ask.
Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
No, she hadn’t tamed the fox eventually since she treated the fox in the wrong way. She thought love is equivalent of possession; therefore, she tried many ways to tame the fox, which leads to the tragedy. After experiencing the event, she realized what the true love is.
What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
She tried to let the fox be familiar with her by always appearing in front of his sight, feeding him bread crumbs and rescuing him form the wolves. I think her strategy which establish a relationship with the fox is a good one since she closed to him step by step and let him be near to her gradually instead of forcing or capturing her to stay with her.
How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
The fox just like our human being because we all have to observe strangers for a while before we accept them as friends. If they really want to make friends with you with their whole soul especially for animals, you must be touched and open your mind to them.
As soon as the fox accepted the girl as a friend, she leaded the girl to visit her living environment and let the girl be close to her children. That demonstrates the fox had found security by getting along with the girl and regarded her as a real friend.
In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
Yes, the little girl had made mistakes in terms of friendship since she wanted the fox to yield to her; however, it is not the right way to reveal her love toward the fox. In my opinion , even though you love someone so much, you still can’t predominate his or her life but leave the space for each other.
After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
In my opinion, because of the fox’s hurt ,she might think the fox’s departure was the best way for their relationship recovering.
She didn’t think that the fox has betrayed their friendship and had learned to accept the separation since she realized the way she treated the fox past was wrong, so it was reasonable for her to leave. However, I think the relationship between the little girl and the fox will not go to the end because they still can feel each other through their own heart and both of them can live a wonderful life.
Whom was actually tamed in the end?
No one was actually tamed in the end since the girl finally knew what the true love is. She thought that an eye contact would enough to let her know what the fox was thinking about; therefore, she didn’t persist in physical contact anymore.
student ID:98540321 from Sherry
1.I think taming is like some kind of restraint. Those who are tamed always obey the orders from those who tame others. Those who are tamed have no freedom; they cannot do anything according to their willing. Those tamers will not listen to those who are tamed; they do not care or stand in the position of those who are tamed.
ReplyDelete2.No. The fox just want to make a friend with the little girl; it doesn’t want to be tamed by her. In the end of the movie, the fox thought that it was trapped in the little girl’s bedroom. The fox was afraid of losing its freedom, so it rushed all over the room to find the exit. Finally, the fox fell down from the window and hurt to dead. I think it is a big different between make a friend with fox and tame the fox. If you want to make a friend with the fox, you have to know what it think and respect it.
from Eric 鍾昕展, Student ID 95360305
(1) What does it mean by "taming" ?
ReplyDeleteI think “taming” means to be controlled. For example, pets are always be regarded as an animal. In some novels there are a lot of taming like taming dragon become own flat ride by. The little girl wants to make friend with the fox, her idea is good, but she makes the mistake. She is just a little girl.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
No. The fox disarraied her room finally. Then the fox broke window and committed suicide by jumping out of the building. In fact, the little girl just wanted to make friend with the fox, but she locked the door. The fox felt the place which was not safe, so it wanted to find holes or the basement in a hurry. It could not find finally. It jumped from the window and it dead finally. This story tells how difficulty for us to make friends with another. We should give the friend space, and this is our subject.
from Jonny 潘世棋,student ID 95360326
(1)The word “taming” usually describes that animals are controlled by human beings and obedient to what people command them to do. Besides the relationship between animals and human beings, this word can describe the relationship between people. It means that a person makes friends with others and builds the relation of trust completely.
ReplyDelete(2)The little girl hadn’t tamed the fox successfully in the end. She thought that they had built a good relationship very well, which is an adequate reason for her to bring the fox to the living environment of hers. However, since the fox was unfamiliar with the new environment, it struggled to run away and never came close to the little girl. Because of this incident, she realized what the deep meaning of love is, learning that she should respect the fox rather than be eager to possess it selfishly.
*The little girl always kept finding and waiting for the appearance of the fox with much patience. She even threw crumbs on the grass to lure it to come out and eat. By doing so, she wanted to show her kindness to make friends with the fox, which eventually came close to the little girl. I think she was a person with much patience and persistence in looking for what she wanted. Also, her love for little creatures is a good example for all of us to learn.
*The girl showed her kindness by talking and giving food to the fox. She waited for it every day and chased after it in the forest. Besides these reason that established their relationship, once the girl bravely saved the fox, which was attacked by some wolves. I think it was at that time that the fox began to accept the girl and make friends with her. Since they often met and stayed with each other, the fox gradually overcame the fear of humans and open her family to the girl. I think the sense of trust is the reason making them become friends.
*She did make mistakes in terms of friendship. Although she just wanted to tame the fox and make her familiar with the living environment of humans, she shouldn’t do so since the Nature is the only place fitting the fox. I think she needed to be more considerate and viewed the whole thing from the standpoint of the fox. It is also important to leave space between friends.
*She did not think negatively that the fox had betrayed their friendship. Instead, she was given a lesson from this experience, learning that what the deep meaning of true love is and knowing how to respect to the animals. I think their friendship would go on forever since they could feel each other’s existence somewhere. No matter how far the distance between them, they still had a tight relationship and might recollect the wonderful time they spent together.
*Neither of them was tamed actually in the end. The girl didn’t tame the fox since the fox ran away and got freedom. I think every creature on the earth is equal; no one has power to tame others.
from Nicky student ID:98540345
(1) What does it mean by "taming"?
ReplyDeleteAs far as I am concerned, taming is mot the way to constrain someone else movements. Instead, somebody is really convinced to believe in someone. To me, taming seems to have a bad meaning. Maybe we could have another feeling about taming-trustworthy. It is a lesson to learn how to get people’s trust. You cannot pretend or camouflage. Just be yourself.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
No. Although the fox had really good experience with the little girl, it happened in the field. It seemed that the fox put trust in the little girl. In fact, it is not. The fox didn’t trust in little girl altogether. It was still defensive somehow. Apparently, when they were in the tiny bedroom, the fox became anxious, not knowing what to do to keep itself from harm. We could see the little girl hadn’t tamed the fox eventually.
from Alfie 曾昱翔, student ID 95360306
(1) What does it mean by "taming" ?
ReplyDeleteTaming means somebody, including animals and people, fully trust in you and the relationship between you and him is stable. Yet, at the very beginning, you have to show your respect toward him in order to win his trust.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
No, the little girl hadn’t successfully tamed the fox at the end because she broke the relationship between herself and the fox. She tried to confine the fox at her room; however, any kind of creature on the world has its own freedom and doesn’t want to be limited. Therefore, the fox stayed away from the little girl eventually.
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
At first, she observed the fox from a distance because she didn’t want to scare this cute creature; instead, she wanted to be its friend. Then, she tried another method to let the fox come closer toward her such as throwing food which is tied with a string. Finally, the little girl established a relationship with the fox and the key to the advance was her efforts.
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
When the fox confronted the difficulty, the little girl reached out for it regardless of danger. And I think it is the reason why the fox came to accept the girl as a friend.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
Yes, she did make a mistake because she disregarded the fox’s feeling and tried to confine it in her bedroom. The friendship is not to limit other’s freedom; instead, the company they keep is the best thing you’ve got from your friend. And due to this mistake, the fox kept its distance from the girl eventually.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
I think that she must be sorry for what she had done to the fox after she grew up to be a mother. And the fox’s departure let she realize that it’s really hard for a human and an animal to live under the same lifestyle since they’re different. Undoubtedly, she didn’t think that the fox has betrayed because there still is a different kind of feeling in their minds.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
In my opinion, nobody was actually tamed in the end because everyone has their own freedom and nobody will be exactly tamed by any other people.
(1)The little girl established a relationship with the fox by demonstrating her sincerity to make friend with the fox.
ReplyDeleteShe didn’t immediately force the fox to be her friend. Conversely, she patiently waits for the fox coming out of the hole. Besides, she came up with a way that she spread some bread to attract the fox out and get closed to it step by step. The little really attempted serious efforts to befriend with the fox, making the fox choose to believe her and eventually befriend with her.
(2)It took a long time for the fox to accept the girl as a friend. At first, the fox kept running away from the girl because it was not sure whether the girl would hurt itself. Observing the girl’s sincerity little by little, the fox started to get close to her and even adventured in the forest with her. It was when the girl save its life from the ferocious wolves that the fox totally believed her and even open its family to the girl.
(3)The girl broke the taboo of a friendship. Making friends with others lies on mutual respect and understanding. The girl tried to put a collar around the neck of the fox, which means the girl want to “tame” it. The fox came from the nature and what it wanted was freedom. The girl even closed the door of her room, which made the fox crazy on account of knowing it would lose its freedom. Friends should give each other a personal space and not force the other to do something against his willing.
(4)As a little girl, she couldn’t understand why the fox leave her. But after the little girl grew up to be a mother, she found out why the fox left her. She knew that they were not suitable to be friends because of their growing up in totally different places and their different conceptions. She didn’t think that the fox has betrayed their friendship and she had learned to accept this separation. Though they eventually separate, the girl was thankful for the precious period that the fox brought to her.
(5)In the end, no one was tamed. They went back to live their lives. Despite of their separation, they both got a precious experience and valuable memory rooted in their mind.
The little girl builds her relationship with the fox one step after another. Although it’s very slow, she never gives up. She uses some ways, such as spreading foods along the way to attract the fox. It really shows that she put her efforts, and then harvests what she reaped. Also, She uses her patience to wait until the fox accepts her existence. Day by day, the fox realized that the girl wouldn’t hurt them, and started to get closer to her. However, I think that no one can tame other people. This is impossible because the relationship between people is based on trust. Therefore, I believe there is no one tamed at last.
ReplyDelete(1) Taming is the progress of establishing a close relationship with a person you don’t know at first. As the time passing, you both rely on each other and regard the other one as the unique one in the world.
ReplyDelete(2) No, I don’t think so. I think the little girl wasn’t considerate enough. She wanted to keep the fox with her. However, she didn’t notice that the fox didn’t like that. In the end, the fox died.
From 98540332 Linda李曼寧
(1) What does it mean by "taming" ?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, literally, taming is to harness or control, and as a source of power on something or someone . I n the movie, ” taming” is the girl wants to “won” the fox. She wants the fox becomes her pets. I think the meaning of “taming” is kind of ironic. You wants something that will not belong to you forever.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
The little girl hadn’t tamed the fox at last. She didn’t success in letting the fox becoming her pets .Her way of taming the fox had led the fox to death “temporarily”. I think that why the director made this plot which fox hurt seriously and after it woke up it forgot the little girl is that the director want to tell us, convey that human and animals must keep an appropriate distance!!
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
I think the little girl used a smart way to get familiar with fox. She doesn’t want to scare the fox . At first, she waits patiently and observing the life of the fox. And she wants to “seduce” the fox with food. After a long time, the fox finally accepts her and stars playing with the little girl. I thinks it’s really cool to make friends with the wild animal. If I were the little girl, I would try to make friends with a lion!!!!
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
Well, it’s a trick! A “mental war”! The little girl keeps treating the fox well,and shows no bad intention to the fox . She conveys a clear desire that she wants to make friends with them . That’s the key point.
Just like us, if someone keep showing that he or she wants to make friends with me “in a good way”, like keep giving some delicious cakes to me, I will finally break the wall of my heart, and show my kindness in response.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
Yes, she made a big mistake! When I saw this plot ,I was so angry about the little girl. That fox belongs to the forest. How dare she took its freedom! She made a mistake in terms of friendship. She misunderstood the meaning of the friendship. Just like human, even you are the best friend, you should respect others privacy, you should never try to control over others.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
In my opinion, the girl eventually knew that no one can deprive others freedom, not to mention that it’s a wild animal. No, she didn’t think that the fox had betrayed her. But at first, she may feel kind of confused that why the fox didn’t come to find her anymore. With the time passing, she realized that the friendship between her and fox are really priceless and cherished it.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
No one! And it shouldn’t happen. The author made a good parallel on friendship between human and animal. Although they were not together in the end, in the deep part of their hearts, there is a good memory. And that’s enough.
From 98540326 胡曉喬
(1) What does it mean by "taming" ?
ReplyDeleteI think "taming" is a kind of establishing a relationship in each other. This relationship is very special because of fully trust and respect included. The possession is not exist in this relationship. All of members will become soul mate since they have "tamed" everyone. There are no any words, pictures, even voices, to deliver messages in this divine relationship. On the contrary, the only form in communication is sincere sensation.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
I think perhaps not. Since the little girl had got the trust of the fox. She tried to occupy the fox, she bought the fox to her room, then she closed the door. It made the death of the fox lost it's liberty.
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
I think the girl tried to get the fox as a pet. She use foods to hook the fox, and the fox start to approach the girl just for hungry. As time pass, they trust each other. But the girl still want to control the fox finally.
* How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
It finds that the girl just want be a friend with itself and it has interest in the foods given by the girl. The fox open its mind to the girl finally, and regards the girl to its family.
* In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
I think the little girls tried to occupy and control the fox is a mistake in the taming relationship. she laked of respect to their relationship between fox.
* After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
After the little girl grew up and to be a mother. She thought the fox's departure is a kind of show when a balanced relationship be broken. She didn't think that the fox betryed her.
* Whom was actually tamed in the end?
I think is the little be tamed. Because even the fox deptured her, she still worried about and missed the situation of the fox.
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She shows up in frong of the fox every day so the fox gets more and more familiar with her existence and thus gets closer to her.
ReplyDeleteThe girl somehow do some "fox things" and takes time to crash the wall between them. And the fox gradually feels more and more secure next to the girl and eventually accept her as a friend.
Yes, because the girl is breaking the fine line between the fox and her by trying to get the fox into human's life and this diminish its natural trait. So the fox resists and then withdraws from the girl.
No, she didn't take it that way. She finally understood that a fox and a human being are different, so the seperation is certain.
I think it's the girl. She wanted to tamed the fox the whold time when they were together but in the end she figured out that the fox was not to be tamed so she gave up and let it go.
* What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
ReplyDeleteAt first, the girl tried to get closer to the fox and then feed the fox and let the fox be accustomesd to the girl's existence.Then when encountering danger, the girl tried to protect the fox and scare away all the wolf, that makes the fox to trust her so muuch that the fox finally took her to her nest.
*How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
It was when the girl protected the fox and scared away the wolves. This action really made the fox to trust her.
*In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
I think that the thoght of introducing her home to the fox is quite a friendly way, but the mistake that she've done is not letting the fox out of the house. She should not consider that the fox was tamed by her and will listen to her.
*After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betryed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
I think that she has already learned to accept the seperation.She knows that a wild animal is always a free soul and cannot be tamed.It is just as same as human. All people have an independent soul and there is little coincidence to be tamed by someone.
*Whom was actually tamed in the end?
I think that the little girl was actually being tamed at the end. After failed taming the fox, she faced the reality and let go of the fox.
(1) What does it mean by "taming"?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I think “tame” means a person control a wild animal easily, and make it do whatever he/she asks it to do without hesitation. All in all, “tame” means build a relationship of trust between two people, or animals, or even a person and an animal.
(2) Had the little girl tamed the fox eventually?
Well, I don’t think so. Although in the end, the fox seemed to accept the little girl, it didn’t 100% tamed by her. The fox didn’t want to live with the little girl under the same roof as she hoped. So I think the little girl hadn’t tamed the fox eventually.
(3)What strategies did the little girl adopt to establish a relationship with the fox?
The little girl chased after the fox every day. She tried hard to follow it, and tried to be familiar with its live style. She wanted to know where exactly the fox is at what exactly time. At first, the fox would run away as soon as possible. But whenever the little girl had the chance to approach the fox, she always used a kind and friendly attitude toward it. So little by little, the fox began to trust her. The little girl established a relationship with the fox successfully.
(4)How did the fox come to accept the girl as a friend? How did it overcome the fear of humans and then open her family to the girl?
As far as I am concerned, the fox came to accept the girl as a friend because she showed no harm to the fox. The little girl was different from those who were cruel. She didn’t like those hunters who wanted to kill all the animals. The fox found out that the little girl was kind-hearted and she really wanted to make friends with it. So it overcame the fear of humans and then open its family to the girl.
(5)In the later part of their relationship, the little girl thought of putting a collar around the neck of the fox and even introducing her into the house and subsequently her sleeping chamber. By doing this, had the little girl made any mistakes in terms of friendship?
Yes, I think the little girl made mistakes in terms of friendship when she tried to control the fox. As a friend, we should give him/her spaces. It was not proper to control other’s freedom. We couldn’t make him/her become our own thing. As an animal, the fox really needed freedom. It was wrong for the little who tried to control and possess the fox.
(6)After the little girl grew up to be a mother, what did she think of the fox's departure from her (after the fox's recovering from the wound)? Did she think that the fox has betrayed their friendship? Had she learned to accept this separation?
Although at the first time, she wondered why the fox wanted to leave her, and she thought it betrayed her. She came to realize that the fox also needed a personal space just like human beings. So I think that the little girl really learned a lesson the separation, and she accepted this separation gradually. She began to understand the important meaning of true friend.
(7)Whom was actually tamed in the end?
As far as I am concerned, I think that none of them was actually tamed in the end. Both of them came to realize the true meaning of being friends. And the little girl gave more space to the fox. She didn’t force the fox to stay with her forever. So in my opinion, there was no one being tamed in the end.
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