Destroying Nature

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Daniel Quinn's take on nature and how it fits into common beliefs and misconceptions. The essay is also about how mankind is destroying the world and what we need to do to adjust our thinking.

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"A story where a man comes into contact with a psychic gorilla who tries to convince a man that societies ways are hurting the earth might seem superfluous to some. Once one realizes that the psychic gorilla is a literary device and not arbitrarily thrown in for no reason, it becomes clear that this is not a call for saving the trees or the dolphins, nor any other environmental group. Daniel Quinn, the author of Ishmael, wants the reader to completely change his way of thinking. Quinn seems to want his readers to realize what their actions and thoughtlessness are doing to the earth."

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