How in the World Do You Get a Skunk Out of a Bottle?

Connor's essay is titled with a question to draw the readers' attention. He titles the essay ''How in the World Do You Get a Skunk Out of a Bottle'' because it is such a ridiculous question. It immediately forces the reader to think about the question at hand. The title also introduces his argument of how humans are not keeping the community clean leading to the harm of innocent animals. 

It is true that most people will never encounter a situation in which they will have the opportunity to pull a skunk out of a bottle. Connor uses such an impossible situation to prove the point that these impossibilities are still possible. If we don't start being careful with how we dispose our garbage, it can harm animals and humans around us. We don't think twice when we throw out that empty water bottle, but we never consider what happens to the bottle after it leaves our hands. Therefore, Connor uses the example of having a skunk stuck inside a bottle to prove that the impossible can still happen and if we're not careful with how we dispose of our garbage it can harm our world. Another point Connor might have wanted to prove is that sometimes you need to put someone else's needs over yours. In the essay, Connor repeatedly says how he's scared that the skunk will spray him and that made him hesitant to help the skunk. However, in the end Connor put his fears aside and realized that the skunk's life was more important. If we don't start caring for others and our own environment, our world will result in turmoil.