This poem, The Bear of Sarajevo, written by Walter Pavlich, addresses one of the most important themes, the struggle to keep humanity strong and stable. To begin with, this poem talks about the sniper campaign that took place in Sarajevo in 1993 and how civilians were the targets of these attacks. During this time people faced a dilemma: they could stay hidden forever or until the war was over, or they could do something that would take their mind off the war and relieve some of their stress. However, people knew the risk of leaving the safety and security of their home as they could be shot and killed at any time without warning. But that didn't stop the people who worked at the zoo and fed the bears from stopping their work. Furthermore, the first line of this poem states that this is the last animal in the zoo. This shows that just as many people were dying, many animals were also dying, illustrating that our actions not only affect us but also affect things around us, and in this poem they were the zoo animals. In a zoo the animals are contained in a certain area...