He - Jessica's Paper

This really could be stretching it...but after class I started thinking about how some animals actually behave more like humans than some people. A few weeks ago in my Anthropology class we were discussing characteristics of chimps, and how they show emotions just like humans do. My professor was studying chimps with a group of people and a woman he worked with was pregnant during the study. One of the chimps would sign to her, and he understood that she was going to have a baby. When she came back, her stomach was smaller, and the chimp signed, asking where the baby was. She communicated that she had a miscarriage...the baby was not with her. The chimp did not respond with his version of words (signing)...his body immediately slumped over, and he stumbled backwards. Then he signed "cry." He spent the rest of the day holding the woman, stroking her hair as though she was his own. I found this story fascinating, and I related this to your topic discussed today because of body language. Before emotions are shown on someone's face, the emotions are naturally conveyed through the body. The fact that this chimp is not "human" does not discourage his ability to show emotions. I don't know if this pertains to what you are analyzing, but this is the first thing that came to my mind when Professor Cook said something along the lines of, "'He' is referred to as an animal, which, in a way, makes him more evolved than the rest of the characters" towards the end of class. You can always read through what someone says, but body language and facial expressions never lie, no matter how good of an actor someone is. Obviously in this story silence does not make "He" less human, rather it allows him to be more human...he has his body language and facial expressions, which he cannot sensor.