Rhinoceros Man vs. The Natural World Quotes

Look out, everybody, Daisy is starting to buy into this whole thing. In like one minute she’s going to be calling them gods and joining up. She sees them as natural and simple at first, and that’s the appeal. It’s not too far off from what Dudard was talking about earlier.

Don’t you love it when a writer sums up one of his major arguments in two lines? This rhinoceros epidemic is not natural. It’s one thing for animals to take back what was theirs to begin with, and it is an entirely different thing for humans to change themselves into animals. Berenger not only sees this as an affront to humankind, but as an affront to the natural world, as well. Tidy sum-up, huh?

If we’re talking everyday rhinoceroses, people might be able to debate this point, but for Berenger there is no question. Man has elevated himself and individualized himself, which makes him superior to the animals in the natural world. The problem for him is that those animals are physically more powerful and superior to him in every way. Better stay locked in the apartment, Berenger!