In “A Brutal Murder in a Public Place”, the author uses point of view to argue that humans associate no value to animal lives. In this story, the human-animal relationship is not balanced, as humans do not value birds. The airport workers are not enthused by the presence of a bird in the airport, and the passengers find it laughable. The bird is anxious and frantic, with no way out of the airport. The sparrow infiltrated a human-centric environment, which is hostile to its well-being and potentially to its life. The human narrator observes that “By this time everyone glanced up again, and…