At the end of the album, the Sheep rise up in glourious revolt, but the cycle begins again. After all of it, the narrator, who may in fact have been the Dog from the beginning, who was so apathetic about other people in his life, finally realizes the importance of mantaining his personal relationships with the people he cares about.
Without each other, in Part 1 they would be doomed to be seperated and wander through the pain of human existence without someone else to lean on, forever blaming others for their misery and always under threat from those 'pigs on the wing', whatever predators are out there willing to take advantage. Divided we fall.
But by Part 2, the narrator has learned a great deal from Dogs, Pigs, and Sheep. That when they comfort each other, he/she no longer feels as vulnerable from the prospect of dying alone in an uncaring world. The old dog has found a home, and nearly fell victim to the machinations of human cruelty.
Now they can watch out for each other, and while not completely safe, they know to look out for Pigs on the Wing.
I agree with Lason on his interpretation.
At the end of the album, the Sheep rise up in glourious revolt, but the cycle begins again. After all of it, the narrator, who may in fact have been the Dog from the beginning, who was so apathetic about other people in his life, finally realizes the importance of mantaining his personal relationships with the people he cares about.
Without each other, in Part 1 they would be doomed to be seperated and wander through the pain of human existence without someone else to lean on, forever blaming others for their misery and always under threat from those 'pigs on the wing', whatever predators are out there willing to take advantage. Divided we fall.
But by Part 2, the narrator has learned a great deal from Dogs, Pigs, and Sheep. That when they comfort each other, he/she no longer feels as vulnerable from the prospect of dying alone in an uncaring world. The old dog has found a home, and nearly fell victim to the machinations of human cruelty.
Now they can watch out for each other, and while not completely safe, they know to look out for Pigs on the Wing.