The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapters 1-5 Quotes
The Art of Racing in the Rain Chapters 1-5 Quotes
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Quote 4
I also believe man's continued domestication (if you care to use that silly euphemism) of dogs is motivated by fear; fear that dogs, left to evolve on their own, would in fact, develop thumbs and smaller tongues, and therefore would be superior to men, who are slow and cumbersome, standing erect as they do. (5.10)
Conspiracy theories about the domestication of dogs aside, Enzo does touch on a good, if embarrassing, point about humanity: on the whole, we tend to be a little leery of things we don't understand. As history will tell us, our track record for embracing new things isn't stellar. Unless it's food, because you can slap a new recipe on Pinterest, and we'll love it on principle.
Quote 5
"Take it easy, kid," he says, pressing down on my chest to calm me. "I've got you." (1.15)
The language Denny uses here to describe Enzo, emphasizes how much he thinks of Enzo as not only a part of his family, but as a child. Denny, more than anyone else, raised Enzo. He's Denny's doggy son.