In the essay "Learning from the Chimpanzees: A Message Humans Can Understand", by Jane Goodwell, a main theme is how animals are their own beings. In the essay we hear the story of how Rick Swope risked his life to save a drowning chimpanzee: "'Well, I looked into his his eyes. And it was like looking into the eyes of man. And the message was 'won't anybody save me?' ' Rick Swope risked his life to save a chimpanzee, a non human being who sent a message that a human could understand"(Goodwell, 59). The narration in the essay greatly describes how chimpanzees are not too different from humans…