Whitehead separates humans and animals from vegetation...

Whitehead separates humans and animals from vegetation; yet he still emphasizes that the main characteristic of the animals is their lack of having the same level of expression as humans. The Whitehead in the story went through a Kafka-style metamorphosis in Ali’s world and became a rabbit. Therefore, he doesn't possess the ability to express himself as humans do. The only communication tool that remained was what he used to have in his original world - speaking without uttering words.

[^6] Understandably, Ali doubts the reality of the rabbit as he has not met a talking rabbit before. Utilizing such a knowledge that is not connected to past experiences is a difficult task for Ali. A. N. Whitehead formulizes this by saying, “each actual occasion is a distillation of the totality of the past (McMahon, 1999, chap. 3)”. [^7] A. N.

Whitehead (1938a) explains the notion of importance as the “interest, involving [the] intensity of individual feeling which leads to publicity of expression” (p. 11). Ali’s interest in the story is to build a daisy chain, which is a definitely the way he chose to express himself. However, this interest becomes important for him to such a degree that he ignores all the other things around him, including a talking rabbit. According to A. N.

Whitehead, importance should be based on the unity of the universe, whereas the interests stem from the individuality of the details. As interest always modifies expression, Ali is in need of guidance that would emphasize higher order thinking skills — connected to his individual interests— that will lead him to the unity. Importance based on the unity of the universe comes from infinity and learning becomes important as it leads to generalizable facts.

Expression is displayed in the temporal and finite world which is shaped by individual interest. A. N. Whitehead’s education connects the finite with the infinite, and aims to bring importance and interest together in the classroom. [^8] (Whitehead, 1938b, p.28) [^9] (Whitehead, 1938b, p.28) [^10] This reflects the organic connectedness of everything in the changing temporal world. According to A. N.

Whitehead (1938a, p 30) “human body is that region of the world which is the primary field of human expression”, thus the correct answer to who or what we are should be in whatever way we express ourselves. Because our body and mind are in constant change, each of the atoms within our body has been, and will be, a part of something else.