Blog #11 -- Random Sample &The King of the Beasts

Random Sample was a little confusing to begin with. I think its about a young girl and how her brother and her saw a spaceship land while playing with some ants. I think she was sent to a psychologist because the adults didn't believe that she saw aliens. It shows that they hardly know nothing about the aliens and how all of this unknown information grows fear inside if them. I thought it was weird how the little girl and her brother started to beat the alien up because it wasn't paying attention to him. The alien only seemed to be interested in the wildlife. I think one underlying message in this short story is that us as humans think that we are completely in control of earth and tend to overpower nature when we should be trying to protect it and let it strive. I thought it was creepy in The King of the Beasts how they were growing clones of different species of animals. It makes me wonder what happened to the human race that made it become extinct. I also wonder what the dominant species is if humans aren't in control. It seems like they fear humans in this short story. I question wether they fear us for what we did or for what little knowledge they might have of us.