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- Matthew Vincent
- Username: MatthewRyanVincent
- Location: Asheville, NC
- Joined PRX: Apr 21, 2007
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- "Dead Animal Man"
- Summary: Portrait of a guy who picks up dead animals for a living for the DC Dept of Sanitation.
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Review of Dead Animal Man
Matthew Vincent
Posted on April 22, 2007 at 10:05 PM
It's sort of amazing how the guy sees his job -- as just that, a job. Most of us see dead animals on the shoulder, and we ignore it or we play roadkill bingo. I think maybe most of us don't know what to make of this fact that to have the infrastructure we do in this country, all these animals are run over. It's just the way it is, the way it's been, so it's accepted as a necessary evil. I like that the veteran points out the idea that maybe the Earth isn't just for humans. I also enjoyed how the guy working goes from Grim Reaper to Angel, and then back to just a person doing a job, an undertaker. That's what he is for these animals, but maybe he does feel like he's returning some sense of dignity to them.