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Definition of Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics, emotions, and behaviors to animals or other non-human things (including objects, plants, and supernatural beings). Some famous examples of anthropomorphism include Winnie the Pooh, the Little Engine... read full definition
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics, emotions, and behaviors to animals or other non-human things (including objects, plants, and supernatural beings). Some famous examples of anthropomorphism include Winnie... read full definition
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics, emotions, and behaviors to animals or other non-human things (including objects, plants, and supernatural beings). Some famous... read full definition
Key Examples in Life in the Iron Mills
Anthropomorphism
Explanation and Analysis—Dirty Canary:
In this scene from the very beginning of “Life in the Iron Mills,” the narrator uses anthropomorphism to link the image of a woebegone canary to the idea of impoverished mill-workers. In addition to being an affecting image, it’s also an important part of the short story’s frame narrative:
Smoke everywhere! A dirty canary chirps desolately in a cage beside me. Its dream of green fields and sunshine is a very old dream,—almost worn out, I think.
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