Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.
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Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;Man got to tell himself he understand. The lines “Tiger got to hunt” and “Man got to sit and wonder ‘Why, Why, Why’” are both questions that all people must ask themselves. The first line makes sense when we think about the natural order of life: birds must hunt while tigers must sleep. The second line is a bit more difficult because it speaks to man’s greater knowledge having been given by the animal kingdom. I’d argue that man was given a greater understanding of how the world works by being born into a world that already existed.
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