Dragon Spirit: Defining The Animals

Ma Xianglong Subject and Section Professor’s Name September 8, 2019 Dragon Spirit Animals are inherently parts of our daily lives. They give us the things that we need and in turn we exercise stewardship among them. In other words, it is a give and take relationship where we both benefit from one another. Symbolically however, this relationship could also exist even between humans and fictional animals. These animals that exist only within our own minds could give us a sense of self or purpose. One example of these animals is the dragon. I for one, is named after this fictional character that belongs in the zodiac. In Chinese, Xianglong means dragon or elephant dragon. While they do not exist, dragons have been very significant in our culture. The dragon is the...