Reflections on the death of a porcupine and other essays

"Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays" by D. H. Lawrence is a set of writings that asks big questions about what it means to be alive. Lawrence looks at how opposite forces, like light and darkness, fight against each other, but also need each other. He uses the image of a lion and a unicorn battling for a crown to show how these forces are always struggling for control. He thinks people often trap themselves with their own egos, which stops them from truly growing or connecting with the world, and that this struggle to find meaning is a key part of being human that can't be ignored.