Book Club Blog #2
Summary: Continuing from the early pages, we discover that the gorilla is able to speak telepathically which the narrator realizes that the animal is the teacher. The gorilla's name is Ishmael and he recollects his time after being bought from the zoo he was previously in. He interacted with other humans during his time in the zoo. He was seized in the jungle at a youthful age and has lived majority of his life in captivity. He began in a zoo, then went in a traveling carnival, and finally was bought by Walter Sokolow which he learned to communicate telepathically. Ishmael convinced Mr. Sokolow get him books and help him educate himself t hrough his telepathic connection,I . Ishmael's primary investigation began with the issue of captivity but grew his concern of humanity and the world itself. Quotes "In effect, you're saying that if you knew how to live, then the flaw in man could be controlled. If you knew how you ought to live, you wouldn't be forever screw...
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