The Ogre - Day 2

1) Abel Tiffauges took releif in his pigeons. He was available/picked to help the lieutenant because he said no one wanted to keep him and this is how he became involved with the pigeons. He felt that they were something to love and desire. "The pigeons, instead of merely being a welcome pretext for getting away, became little creatures loved and desired, each with its own irreplaceable personality" (Tournier, 140). He enjoyed spending time with them. I feel he felt a sense of control because he felt he knew he could chose whichever he wanted for the delivery of letters and he took an enjoyment of feeling their "little palpitating bodies." Soon it was only the pigeons he wanted to see, touch and posses. I think the pigeons gave Abel meaning at that time.

2) I preferred how the first chapter of this book was written in first person compared to the next chapters in the book. I liked how the reader got to see the truth of the situation and the truth of Abel. Getting into Abel's mind and reading his thoughts appeals to me more than reading about the story in third person, though I feel it serves as importance for the reader to see how everything else is outside of Abel (to see the society around him).