Whose literalist view?
When God made creation He said that it was good. Then man sinned, and God cursed the earth and caused man to die. Then God reduced Man's lifespan.
Nowhere does it say after man sinned, that there wouldn't be illness and death. It says there will be. It says God would send plagues (see the Bible on Sickness).
I don't know any literalist who says God made everything perfect and it continues in a perfect state...Oh except Deepak Chopak and he's not a Bible literalist. He's a hindu who says everthing is as it should be. Obviously he doesn't read the news.
"Whose literalist view? "
Yours.
Getting back to your explanation of the animals being made out of the ground etc. Since God rested on the 7th "day", I don't see why he would continue to do things after that. He either literally rested or he did not.
For him to be making all animals from the ground, when he had already created them in a different sequence in Gen 1.
Then you avoid the obvious literal word of God where it says that God thought an animal might be a good helpmate for Adam. He was obviously working past the rest time, unless the "day" is a longer period of time than 24 hr day.
How do you keep all this nonsense straight?