Connors' essay is titled with a question because that is the same question he asked himself when faced with this situation. If a skunk came wobbling up to me with a jar over its head, I would definitely be asking myself how to get that jar off.
I think Connors wrote this essay to let people know that animals, no matter what kind, need our help when they have run into a problem. For example, this poor skunk who is usually feared because of its terrible spraying was completely helpless. The jar was cutting off its oxygen and it was slowly suffocating. The skunk had no choice but to walk towards the nearest person to help.
I also think he wanted to make a point that we need to be careful where we throw our garbage. Animals will accidentally wander into it and get stuck and injured. If Connors wasn't there, the skunk was probably going to die. There's countless incidents of animals being caught in various things that humans threw away. For example, dolphins and sea lions become trapped in shopping bags and plastic bottle holders. The same goes for smaller animals on land as well. Squirrels, raccoons, and others can be suffocated or poisoned by the waste we carelessly throw away. We need to be conscious of how we dispose of our waste so animals can be free to roam around in a clean and safe environment.
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