ow that he only wants to agree with what Alena says to please her so she will agree to go out with him. “ ‘I don’t eat meat myself,’ I lied, ‘or actually, not anymore’—since the pastrami sandwich, that is” (Meyer 246). Because of his lust for Alena, he immorally and without hesitation acts as if he too is outraged and disgusted by the act of cruelty towards animals and lies to her about being a vegan. After he goes to bed with her, he even goes as far as protesting in Beverly Hills, “waving a placard that read HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WEAR A CORPSE? in letters that dripped like blood” (Meyer 246). He does all this because he becomes “Alena Jorgenson’s lover” and does not want to lose his position (Meyer 247). Finally, his final act of dishonesty is when he unwillingly agrees to illegally liberate a herd of turkeys before Thanksgiving just for the sake of Alena. “I thought about meat and jail and the heroic proportions to which I was about to swell in Alena’s eyes and what I intended to do to her when we finally got to bed” (Meyer 250). From the second he meets Alena to the end of the story he acts only to please Alena because to him the thought of having her in bed is worth any type of manipulation and dishonesty. In this way, Jim is just a piece of meat. He is just an animal. No animal is worthy to be called a human if it lacks a heart, a spirit, and a sense of right or wrong. Each time Jim lies and manipulates Alena, he does without hesitation or regret. He treats her like a piece of meat, and likewise, Alena also shows him the same courtesy.Alena is no less and animal than Jim is. She sleeps with Jim, but really, no affection is really seen between the two. In describing the greeting between Alena and Rolfe, Jim tells the reader:“She took the steps in a bound and threw herself in his arms. I watched them kiss, and it wasn&#...
