Auguries of Innocence
Connect the line:
“He who shall hurt the little wren / Shall never be belov’d by men.”
to Janina's ideology
Janina believes that even the smallest creatures matter and that harming them is a crime.
Janina decides to be herself, even though others might think that she is weird or crazy. What existentialist idea does this relate to?
Authenticity
Janina's actions raise questions about whether morality is universal or individual. Janina often tells us that we should create values that are meaningful and important to us.
What Philosophical Meditation Theme/Idea might this relate to?
Creating One’s Own Meaning and Values
Connect the line:
“A truth that's told with bad intent / Beats all the lies you can invent.”
to Janina's ideology
These lines connect with Janina's view of the hunters. Though killing the animals is legal and "just"/"true", it is justifying cruelty which can be just as harmful as telling blatant lies.
Janina feels isolated from the world and feels like no one in society understands what is happening from her point of view. What existential idea does this represent?
Alienation
Janina often isolates herself in the novel and this makes her go crazy and do things that are not legal. Her separation from her community leads her to have beliefs that are quite different and radical idea.
What Philosophical Meditation Theme/Idea might this relate to?
Isolation and Community
Connect the line:
“Each outcry of the hunted hare / A fibre from the brain does tear.”
to Janina's ideology
Janina believes that those who hunt animals also get affected. This can connect with her ideology of animals getting revenge.
Janina finds Big Foot dead in his house by choking on a Deer bone she believes this is because he hunted animals and this is his karma. What Existential idea is this?
Karmic/Divine Retribution
or
Cosmic Justice
Janina has often taken action in the name of justice to compensate for the lack of morality it provides. These actions are usually not within the law and are quite harmful.
What Philosophical Meditation Theme/Idea might this relate to?
Justice Outside of Law
Connect the line:
“The wild deer, wand'ring here and there, / Keeps the human soul from care.”
to Janina's ideology
This connects with her belief that the well-being of animals is essential for human morality and harmony.
Janina decides that the police are not doing their job properly by letting the hunters kill the animals. She decides to take this job up herself and kill these hunters in order to decide reality through her decisions. Her actions reflect what existentialist idea?
Janina views the natural world as deeply connected to her moral beliefs. She believes that the human world will thrive if the natural world does too.
What Philosophical Meditation Theme/Idea might this relate to?
Role of Nature