The Human Consciousness

One interesting theme in Ursula K. Le Guin's The Word for World is Forest is the idea of what composes and constitutes what is considered a man. It is obvious that Davidson does not consider the creechies capable of understanding and reacting with "human" rationalization/feelings despite the fact the Selver and the growing uprising against the yumens/giants is proving otherwise. This theme in the book reminded me of a film I've seen called Rise of the Planet of the Apes, where the ape named Caesar  develops a "human" conscious and leads and begins to lead an uprising among his kind. However, I also saw the ignorance and denial towards the other species in the world as an analogy to racism and ignorance. Because they look/act/do things differently, then they cannot possibly be the same or think the same as us. Even today, those themes of ignorance are disturbingly relevant. As for the book itself, I find it a little hard to engage with by the way it's written (that's probably my personal preference) and a bit confusing to orient myself in the world since it is part of a universe of books that may supplement a deeper understanding of the situations at hand before this book. Even with the information given in class today, it is still hard to grasp.