Toni Bentley is credible because she experiences a first-hand
account of a safari adventure. She strengthens her essay by using imagery to
describe what she sees such as, “...opens his jaws, showing huge bloody
incisors” (24). This shows how Satan appeared right as about he was about to
attack the other lions. The reader can understand Satan’s state of being in
that moment.
Normally, if one hears of a rape in the “human” world, the
rapist goes to jail and so on; that is the law. In this case, that law is out
of context. A lion cannot go to jail for rape.
Toni Bentley’s purpose of this essay is to portray her
frustration with the lack of concern for lionesses. She sees that in the “lion
world”, females are unimportant. She soon realizes that the role of women has
only changed recently. Unluckily for the lionesses, they are still worthless
against lions.
Seeing as how the author sympathizes for lionesses, Toni is
reaching out to people who do not understand the negative status that women
used to have.
Toni speaks indirectly in order to achieve her purpose. She
states, “…it would not be to avenge his murdered mother. It would be to protect
his pride” (26). Toni is displeased with the fact that the lioness’s son cares
for his pride rather than his own mother. She speaks sympathetically towards
the lionesses.
Toni Bentley accomplished her purpose; she wanted readers to
understand that women’s roles have changed not long ago. She supports her
opinion by describing her experience of vicious lions fighting with one another
and the lions’ disregard for the lionesses.
Gender Equality-
Men and women are equal. No gender is superior to the other. (
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