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Man vs. the Natural World
In The One and Only Ivan, animals represent the natural world, and humans represent, well, humans and the ways in which they relate to the natural world. Some of them majorly mess with the natural world (ahem, Mack), and some of them treat it with respect (thanks, Julia). Ivan, Stella, and the rest of their crew are stuck in the middle, forced into lives governed by the kindness—or lack thereof—of humans.
Though Ivan reminds us that apes and humans are part of the same family, he seems doubtful that humans will ever think of apes as their peers and planet mates. And given his experiences, we can't really say we blame him.
Humans have permanently altered Ivan, and he'll never truly be able to be a gorilla in the fullest sense.
You can take Ivan out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of Ivan. No matter how long he spends in captivity, Ivan is forever wild at heart.
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