The dog they saved is a particularly important topic, a trace of past civilizations. Despite the treacherous environment, the dog managed to survive, a feat by which even Lisa, the most ruthless of the three main characters, could not help but be “impressed” (Bacigalupi 61). The dog is therefore for the reader a symbol of hope, an extreme animal, completely out of its element, yet capable of surviving. As a result, nature's idea of ​​itself is surprisingly resilient, keeping some species alive in an attempt to return to the normal state of the world. Even after horrendous trauma, the natural world is still capable of a courageous attempt to recover. Therefore, it is never too late to start repairing the damage and helping nature's cause, before allowing it to escalate to a point where the oceans are black with pollution and there is no room left for humans. of today. Chen couldn't help but notice that the dog is different from them not only in physiological nature; “there is something there” and it is not a feature of which either they or biological works are capable (64). Subsequently the dog has something that evolved humans lack, compassion. Accordingly, the author portrays the idea that the dog