Skunk

A couple of years ago, Robert Connors wrote an essay called “How in the World Do You Get a Skunk Out of a Bottle?” I believe Robert Connors chose to have a question as his title so that it could grab people’s attention.  It is a question hardly anyone ever has to answer, so this causes curiosity instantly. People begin to wonder immediately what the essay could possibly be about so they end up reading it just to put an end to this curiosity. I would know since I read the essay a long time ago just to feed my curiosity. Plus the question clearly states the conflict of the entire essay and it is the question he constantly asks himself throughout the whole essay so it is an appropriate title. As a reader continues to read this essay, he or she also realizes this essay has an interesting purpose.

In his essay Robert Connors literally wrote a process analysis on how he took a skunk out of a bottle.  This unusual process was used just to get the readers interested and keep them entertained.  However, the point of the essay is to show the problems pollution is causing the environment. The purpose is to convey the message that people must keep the environment clean. The skunk stuck in the bottle symbolizes animals who could be suffering all around the world due to pollution. In most parts of the world it probably isn’t a skunk suffering but maybe fish suffering as a result of getting hurt by plastic bags in the water or birds dying from eating crap on the floor.  Robert Connors’ love for nature allowed him to write such a detailed essay in such an interesting manner to raise awareness in people so that animals could have a better tomorrow.