Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism

This can also be named Personification in some cases and it's meaning is simply this; it is about human attributions given to a lifeless object, animals, concepts, extra. Many people give animals, plants and even forces of nature human qualities.

This has been used in films, cartoons, animations, stories and descriptions for years and we often do it without knowing.

When one gives an object that in reality is 'dead' a soul and a conscious we, the viewer, automatically bond and connect with it. If an animal is given a personality, we view that animal with a different perspective than we normally would because we see something in them that is 'human' and something we can easily relate to.

As children I believe many already gave inanimate objects humanity and feelings, bringing the toy to life with our fingertips and imagination.