It was in a letter of 1897, about his cousin James Ross Clemens, that Mark Twain famously noted that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He...
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Loved the book and our book club is discussing it tonight. As for the question by one reader: what is the significance of the title? Good question, and I pondered that myself. I came up with this: water for elephants is a necessity and a kindness. Extend that to a metaphor for human interaction as well as human/animal interaction -- we all need the "water" of love and caring. Sara Gruen, what do you think of that?
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
b_brekke, January 8, 2009
Loved the book and our book club is discussing it tonight. As for the question by one reader: what is the significance of the title? Good question, and I pondered that myself. I came up with this: water for elephants is a necessity and a kindness. Extend that to a metaphor for human interaction as well as human/animal interaction -- we all need the "water" of love and caring. Sara Gruen, what do you think of that?(8 of 16 readers found this comment helpful)