Discovering the Depths of Animals’s Emotions in “Am I Blue?” by Alice Walker

In the essay, “Am I Blue?” by Alice Walker shares the message that animals do experience strong conplex emotions in the same way humans do. Her argument forces readers to reflect on our treatment towards animals knowing they have feelings just as us. Walker proves her stance when explaining how the horse acted after his companion had died, she describes his stare as, “a look so piercing, so full or grief, a look so human” (Walker 7). The author’s powerful description of the horse with the use of meaningful words such as “grief” and “human” proves to the readers that Blue feels a strong loss…