“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. When Dr. Oppenheimer made this remark, he made it in observance of the first nuclear test in the desert of New Mexico. He was speaking of an interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text. In this text, there are hundreds of verses telling stories one of which speaks of a prince who is speaking to Vishnu, the central god of Hinduism. As their conversation unfolds, Vishnu reveals to the Prince his true form. As interpreted by Oppenheimer this vision was intended for the prince to convince him to do his duty. Surely, there are many cases where we as individuals are called upon to do our part for the greater good. In many cases, we can accomplish these goals. This was not the case for Berkeley, the guard dog for a pet shop in our story. Towards the end of our little story, we bear witness to a conversation that Berkeley and the tortoise have. The short discussion informs the reader that the animals would have lasted due to all of them being animals. I disagree due to three reasons. First off, the owner was…show more content… Tilford has amassed an interesting mix of creatures in the shop. Many of these creatures are natural enemies. This is seen when an assault occurs between the Siamese and the Rabbit (pg. 749). Tilford is the only one who had control over the animals as he purposely segregated the animals for their protection from themselves. The differences become apparent when they are released, and the diets come to light (pg. 748). Some animals ate eggs; others could eat anything. It is for this reason that Tilford kept the animals in their cages, with their own kind. That is why the animal would not have survived. Regardless of the fact that they were all animals. The natural order of predator and prey will always come to light in the absence of their god. Berkeley could have never succeeded in protecting them from themselves as Tilford
