Chapters 7 - Way of the Future

Throughout chapter 7, we follow Dusk and Carnassial, respectively, as their differences are finally discovered by the rest of their colony, both of them having very different outcomes. After Dusk's adventure and discovery of his ability with his sister, he got her to promise him never to tell anyone. Despite that, Dusk unintentionally flies in front of his whole colony. His father, though, surprisingly approved of Dusk's unique ability. Later that day, Dusk overhears his parents talking about his differences, and discovers that his mother can see in the dark as well, which reassures Dusk that he won't be shunned by his colony.

Dusk

The remainder of the chapter follows Carnassial as he returns to the Prowl, were he is ostracized from his colony after he refuses to renounce his cravings, and driven away from his prowl.

In class, I learned about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. One of the primary needs of any person, besides the obvious physiological needs, are love, belonging, safety, and security. In these two chapters, we clearly see that these needs are either met, or taken away. For example, regarding Dusk, we see that he has a fear that he will be shunned by his colony, because he is different, and therefore denied the need of belonging to a group. Fortunately his father defends him, and in doing so ensure Dusk security. Carnassial, though, is denied security, and his identity with the prowl. I wonder what the outcome of such outcomes will be.