Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife

Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife
Instructions: Choose one of the following questions to answer in a 3 page essay in MLA format. The essay will only be accepted hard copy on the day of the final exam. Your thesis must accurately answer one of the following questions and show specific support/examples from the text. Please use at least four examples from the text to support your thesis. Make sure to cite examples and quotations correctly.1. Throughout the text, some are trying to escape and some are trying to survive. The animals as well as people are kept in cages. Who is truly free? What does freedom mean? How would you define freedom after reading this story?2. Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife portrays the human capacity to commit extreme acts of compassion and sacrifice while also portraying the human to perpetuate heinous crimes against innocent people. What does Ackerman seem to suggest about human nature?3. Heroism is a term that can be defined in various ways. What examples of heroism can you identify in The Zookeeper’s Wife? What contributes to the heroism displayed in these situations? What conclusions can you draw about the nature of heroism?4. How would you define the relationship between animals and humans in this story?5. As you know in the story, in the Zookeeper’s Wife, Jan and Antonina are saving many people, many of them are artists. What do you think this says about the importance of art and culture in our world today? Why do they try to save them (artists, etc.) and not the others? What is the idea of expression that is important during this time? What role odes art play?