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* AnimalGenderBender: Judging by the length of its horns, the Thompson's gazelle that Noor talks to is male - but it's referred to as "she."
** It's virtually impossible for a male lion to rape a female. All she has to do to avoid his advances is walk away, or sit down, and he isn't going to risk serious injury trying to force her.
** A Thompson's gazelle, drawn as a male, is referred to as "she."
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%%* IUhYouToo: "I hate you you, old woman."
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%%* MetaGuy: Arguably, the Turtle.turtle.
* MisplacedWildlife: A sea turtle in the River Tigris.
* MisplacedWildlife: A sea turtle in the River Tigris.
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* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: The book implies lions commit rape, can't swim, and that males never hunt. None of this is true.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Or maybe it should be good lions have good ... well, anyway, Zill and Noor.
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The allegory is fairly open; it insinuates the collapse of Iraqi culture after being "freed" from Hussein's Baath Party. It also encompasses both how WarIsHell and how war destroys more than just the enemy side. It deliberates on the nature of freedom and, to a certain extent, the responsibility of mankind to the innocents caught in the crossfire. Have we mentioned that you ''will'' cry?crossfire.
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The allegory is fairly open; it insinuates the collapse of Iraqi culture after being "freed" from Hussein's Baath Party. It also encompasses war is bad and war destroys more than just the enemy side. It deliberates on the nature of freedom and, to a certain extent, the responsibility of mankind to the innocents caught in the crossfire. Have we mentioned that you ''will'' cry?
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The allegory is fairly open; it insinuates the collapse of Iraqi culture after being "freed" from Hussein's Baath Party. It also encompasses war is bad both how WarIsHell and how war destroys more than just the enemy side. It deliberates on the nature of freedom and, to a certain extent, the responsibility of mankind to the innocents caught in the crossfire. Have we mentioned that you ''will'' cry?
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Mostly averted, but there are a couple of examples:
** Zill and Noor are unable to cross a stretch of water to save Ali from a group of monkeys, with one mockingly asking "When did your kind learn how to swim?" While real lions prefer to avoid water, they're certainly capable of swimming when they need to.
** Black bears are relatively small and shy and prefer to avoid danger when possible, while Fajer is depicted as gigantic and extremely aggressive, closer in appearance and temperament to a brown bear apart from his color.
** Zill and Noor are unable to cross a stretch of water to save Ali from a group of monkeys, with one mockingly asking "When did your kind learn how to swim?" While real lions prefer to avoid water, they're certainly capable of swimming when they need to.
** Black bears are relatively small and shy and prefer to avoid danger when possible, while Fajer is depicted as gigantic and extremely aggressive, closer in appearance and temperament to a brown bear apart from his color.
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: When the soldiers kill the lions in the end, Ali, who is still a cub, is not spared AT ALL.]]
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* MatureAnimalStory: Despite the story focusing on animal characters, it doesn't shy away from violence and dark themes such as rape and the horrors of war. The animals also have very little understanding of the humans' actions, which makes things even more tense.
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* MatureAnimalStory: Despite the story focusing on animal characters, animals, it doesn't shy away from violence and dark themes such as rape and the horrors of war. The animals also have very little understanding of the humans' actions, which makes things even more tense. It doesn't help that [[spoiler:the four main characters all die in the end, which is a ForegoneConclusion since the story is based on a real life event]].
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* MatureAnimalStory: Despite the story focusing on animal characters, it doesn't shy away from violence and dark themes such as rape and the horrors of war. The animals also have very little understanding of the humans' actions, which makes things even more tense.
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Ali gets shot at the end along with the other lions.]]
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Ali [[spoiler:Ali, who's just a cub, gets shot at the end along with the other lions.]]
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* NotWorthKilling: After [[spoiler:Fajer is crushed by the stampeding horses, he begs the lions to put him out of his misery.]] Noor wants to, but Zill says it is better to leave him as he is to die in agony since he deserves it. They take their leave to let him die slowly and painfully.
