Animals Quote by Olivia A. Cole
““I thought I could wait to tell you until everything was figured out,” she says. “I didn’t think you’d have any contact with actual animals until you were twenty-one, when you were in the labs. The philax was an accident and then the damned internships.” She flops her hands to her sides, the hands that look like mine. “And the dead animals?” I demand, my anger still large and bright. “What about that? They’re eating animals in there!” My throat convulses at the thought of eating something dead, a body that was once alive and walking around, stripped and lifeless and cooked like zarum. “It’s wrong,” my mother says, her jaw setting. “It was never supposed to happen. But it was commonplace before Faloiv—a custom passed down from the Origin Planet—and many of the elders of N’Terra resisted the Faloii’s order when we landed.””
About This Quote
The narrator confronts moral conflict over consuming dead animals, revealing cultural tensions and personal anger.
In simple terms: The speaker is angry about eating dead animals and cultural clashes.
Key Takeaway
Question ethical practices and cultural traditions.
Themes
ethics
culture
food
conflict
tradition
Mood
introspective
critical
Type
philosophical
conversational
When to use this quote
- dietary choices
- family debates
- scientific research
- environmental impact
Key Concepts
moral dilemma
cultural inheritance
Questions to Reflect On
- What ethical standards guide your food choices?
- How do you reconcile tradition with personal morals?
A Different Perspective
Cultural norms may justify practices that feel wrong individually.
