Bwwaauk

Bwwaauk is the first hen that Cleveland rescues from a farm, and she is a symbol of the cruelty of the conditions on factory farms, for both Cleveland and the reader. When Cleveland sees how easily she is able to take Bwwaauk and get her to the animal rights organization, she begins visiting farms during the night and taking more and more hens, ultimately leading to the heist. Through Bwwaauk's experience, the reader also sees the simple but fascinating qualities of these animals that the author so clearly reveres. Most notably, Unferth notes that chickens speak "over thirty categories of conversation" (171), and when Bwwaauk escapes from her cage, she tells the others hens, "I'll be back for you" (172). This speaks to a level of empathy many people may not know chickens are capable of.

Fans

The industrial fans that imbue the barns with a deafening sound...