If she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak” (48).
Clover’s motherly instinct is one of the most special aspects attainable by a living organism. The great poet Rumi said, “We are born of love; love is our mother.” This eternal form of love is sacred, which makes the actions of those who would exploit that instinct especially evil.