Atticus The Selfish Attributes Of The Dog s Territory...

The selfish attributes the dogs possess cause the friendships between them to fall apart. Although the dogs are considered a pack they do not deeply care for each other. The dogs mostly look out for themselves. When Bella and Athena are attacked with stones by the boys in the park and Bella attacks the them Atticus is excited because â€Å"They will come for her, but they will not come for us† (Alexis,25). When the problem arises that the dog s territory is being threatened because of Bella and Athena s action, Atticus does not worry and tells the dogs they will not have to leave because they will not be the ones targeted. The selfishness Atticus displays by not caring about the other dog’s safety is a critical reason on why his†¦show more content†¦Benjy pretends to be intrigued in his friendships with the other dogs, but only because it benefits himself. When Prince and Benjy see each other, Benjy shows no interest in rekindling his friendship with Prince he is mostly, â€Å"Bored by Prince’s accounts of his travels, Benjy said- yes, yes, but where do you sleep and what do you eat† (105). While Prince is thrilled to see someone who speaks his own language, Benjy manipulates Prince by pretending to be excited on seeing him, but only uses him to find shelter and then ditches Prince the moment he can. Also, Benjy uses Miguel to teach him the human language behind Majnoun’s back. After Majnoun attacked Benjy for speaking to Nira, Benjy decides to take a different approach, â€Å"The dog might not be dangerous, but he was overly sensitive and it would be difficult to keep his conversations with Miguel secret from Majnoun† (84). After being forbidden from talking to Nira by Majnoun, Benjy disregards his friends wishes and begins speaking to Miguel and receives help from him. Instead of listening to Majnoun’s and just learning the human language from Majnoun, Benjy does not believe this will develop his skil ls fast enough and uses Miguel to teach him, but knows he must keep it a secret to be kept in the pack. Benjy s inability to listen or hear other people leads him to make poor choices that cause him to lose