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sakusha's review
2.0
The book attempts to teach the lesson to be true to yourself, but at the same time it also teaches to not follow your dreams, to stay where you are in life and not aspire for anything greater. It seems contradictory, because dreams are a part of who we are. If we're following our dreams, we're being true to ourselves. It's only if one pretends to be someone one's not in order to accomplish the dreams that it becomes being untrue to oneself.
The book also teaches that there aren't consequences for disobedience and foolishness; the cat disobeyed its owner, and the owner accepted it back without any scolding whatsoever. It's like telling kids that if they're dissatisfied with their parents not letting them get their way and eat all the junk food they want, the kids should just run away from home trying to find someone better to take care of them. The parents only make idle threats ("dogs in the dark"). Instead of punishing the child for running away, the parent will bribe the kids with rewards/benefits. When the kids come back to their parents, they can expect that their parents will shower them with love and that there won't be any consequences for running away and being ungrateful.
The book also teaches that there aren't consequences for disobedience and foolishness; the cat disobeyed its owner, and the owner accepted it back without any scolding whatsoever. It's like telling kids that if they're dissatisfied with their parents not letting them get their way and eat all the junk food they want, the kids should just run away from home trying to find someone better to take care of them. The parents only make idle threats ("dogs in the dark"). Instead of punishing the child for running away, the parent will bribe the kids with rewards/benefits. When the kids come back to their parents, they can expect that their parents will shower them with love and that there won't be any consequences for running away and being ungrateful.
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