The elephant and the blind men

What does the elephant represent in the story ?

• the idea that the world is complex and that our individual perceptions can lead to miscommunication and conflict

• I dont know

How do the blind men perceive the elephant differently ?

• He doesnt

• each blind man perceives the elephant differently because they each only touch a single part of the animal

What is the main theme of the story ?

• The moral of the parable is that humans have a tendency to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience as they ignore other people's limited, subjective experiences which may be equally true.

• The moral of the parable is that humans have a tendency to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience as they ignore other people's limited, subjective experiences which may be equally true.

Why do you think the author chose blind men as the characters ?

• To show the main purpose of the story which is based on the kind of connection each character has with one another

• Im not sure

What lesson can we learn from the blind mens misunderstanding of the elephant ?

• The lesson from the story of the blind men and the elephant is that relying solely on a limited perspective can lead to inaccurate conclusions

• There was not one main lesson

How does the setting affect the story ?

• Because of the use of trusting one another

• It emphasizing the limitations of individual perspectives and highlighting the importance of considering different viewpoints to understand a complex reality,

In what ways do the blind men argue about their experiences with the elephant?

• the men argue by vehemently insisting that their own perception of the elephant, based on the single body part they touched (like a leg, trunk, or ear), is the complete truth about what an elephant is, completely dismissing the other men's differing experiences and perspectives, leading to heated debate as each believes they are entirely correct and the others are wrong

• The five men begin arguing vehemently, each convinced that he is right.N

What roles does communication play in the story ?

• n the parable of the blind men and the elephant, communication plays a key role in resolving conflict and understanding the whole pictur

• I do not remmeber

Can you relate the story's message to a real life situation ?

• yes

• no

How does each blind men descriptions of the elephants differ ?

• each blind man describes the elephant differently based on the body part they touch, with one saying it's like a wall (feeling the side), another like a snake (touching the trunk), a third like a spear (feeling a tusk), a fourth like a tree (grasping a leg), and so on, highlighting how limited perspectives can lead to wildly different interpretations of the same thing

• They all describe the elephant the same