03.07 free response

Chapter two of the novel told of Christian’s life at the Sophistocat where John and Ace worked. Christian lived in the basement of the store where he was very happy. John and Ace raised Christian as if he were a child; he needed a lot of attention, love, discipline, and a proper diet. The section starts off in the car with the new family on their way home. Christian was nervous, and the two men didn’t know how to settle him down. Within the first week of staying at the shop Christian became comfortable, and he knew familiar faces-John and Ace. Christian acted just like a child; he loved to play and show himself off. Humans and lions have a stronger connection than you think; John and Ace always knew what Christian was up to because of his attitude and the look in his eyes. Christian had all of the freedom in the world, but he knew the difference between right and wrong. John and Ace made sure they never let Christian gain an alpha position as most lions do, because then he would know he was stronger than them and that would create chaos in the family.
While reading I thought it was very interesting how John and Ace kept Christian inferior to them. He is a lion he is suppose to be on top, and most reports say you cannot domesticate exotic animals because they have a killer instinct. These two men raised their lion in such a way that they still showed him all of the love in the world, but still remained in control and maintained discipline.
The organizational pattern the author uses is chronological order. He talks about events in the order that they happened.