In “Am I Blue?”, Alice Walker shows that animals have real emotions, just like humans, to explain why they should be treated better. Walker says that we need to understand animals' feelings to respect their rights. She argues that humans ignore the emotional state and suffering of animals to justify exploiting them. For example, she writes: “When he did, bringing his new friend with him, there was a different look in his eyes. A look of independence, of self possession, of inalienable horseness” (Walker 54). This shows that animals have personalities and also feel happiness. When Blue’s…