The novel "Water For Elephants" tells the tale of a secret and a promise,of love and trust.
By depicting the everyday live and work of the lowly circus workers,the book reveals both the incredible ignorance and the sublime beauty of human beings.The circus,the Great Depression,a complex elephant and a just as complex love,a world-weary old man narrates the distant and subtle twist and turns of events in an melodic tone of irresistible allure.
The pursuit of liberty,the desire for love,the yearning for life,the devotion to animals...all happened as a result of that accident,that wandering.
Just as the book states,"the whole thing's illusion,and there is nothing wrong with that".