How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it. For them there is no winter food problem. They have fires and warm clothes. The winter cannot hurt them and therefore increases their sense of cleverness and security. For birds and animals, as for poor men, winter is another matter. Rabbits, like most wild animals, suffer hardship. (50. 2)
Instead of comparing rabbits to "primitive people" (4.1), this quote compares them to "poor men" and "wild animals." Again, this might seem insulting, but maybe it's really meant to point out how insensitive we can be. Maybe this quote wants to remind us that not everyone (or every animal) has the same benefits that we have. Man, this novel makes us feel bad for being human. Sorry, fuzzy bunnies.