Ferdinand is a mentor figure to Ramon, who looks up to him. The only bull that doesn’t pick on Ferdinand is his young nephew Ramon. Ferdinand is picked on for not fighting and not wanting to go to the bull ring. All the other bulls practice fighting so they can get picked to go to the city and fight in the bull ring. There is also a strong theme of “what does it really mean to be tough?” Ferdinand is a bull who prefers to sit underneath his favorite cork tree and smell the flowers.
Guidelines for Philosophical Discussionįerdinand and the Bullies deals with the concept of individualism and the social consequences that come along with it. Ferdinand takes a stand against the other bulls, and they stop picking on both Ferdinand and Ramon after seeing Ferdinand’s strength. Ferdinand ignores their pestering until they start picking on Ferdinand’s nephew Ramon. The other bulls start to pick on Ferdinand because he doesn’t want to fight like the rest of them. Ferdinand is happy just sitting underneath his favorite cork tree and smelling the flowers. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary Ferdinand and the Bullies is a story about what it means to be tough and the value of individuality.įerdinand is a bull that doesn’t want to get picked to go to the bull ring, like all the other bulls do.
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