Exercise: Anthropomorphism and CrocodilesAfter studying the “theory” materials on anthropomorphism assigned for this week, read and study the three texts below and then rank them from least to most anthropomorphic.
1 for the most anthropomorphic representation of the crocodile.3 for the least anthropomorphic.
2 for the text that seems to be “in the middle”
when compared to the others.One hint to prevent you from going astray: because of the peculiar shape of their jaws and mouth and teeth, crocodiles are often said to be grinning – without any implication that the grin is human-like.
When explaining or defending your rankings, refer to specific sentences or phrases or words in the texts.
Definition: to anthropomorphize is to attribute to the crocodile human characteristics that an “objective” or “scientific” or “skeptical” approach to the crocodile would not