Question

Thesis for the fable of the elephant house

Answer 1

"The Giraffe and The Elephant" is a modern fable by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., from “Building a House for Diversity: how a fable about a giraffe & elephant offers new strategies for today’s workforce.” It discusses the topic of diversity in the workplace.

The fable tells the story of an elephant that could not feel comfortable at the giraffe's house because of its dimensions. While the giraffe suggests to the elephant to try to fit the house, the elephant concludes that maybe the house is just not meant for him.

The thesis of the fable is to try to build a workplace that is accomodating of the workers' diversity, instead of trying to make the workers fit a preconceived notion of the workplace.