Throughout “Dog Monday’s” short story, the author uses characterization, to convey that dogs deserve moral consideration, which is commonly mistaken because they do not communicate in the same manner as humans do. Dogs are knowledgeable beings who understand how to read their surroundings and other individuals’ emotions quite well. Dog Monday’s character is the ideal representation that proves why animals deserve greater moral consideration since he portrays an understanding of his saddening situation, being the departure of his companion. Monday’s owner, Jem, leaves to serve in WW1, which…