Analysis Of The End Of Nature By Bill Mckibben

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Nature and the ‘wild’ should play a very important role in today’s world. The environment influences the decisions we make. The ‘wild’ needs to be protected and preserved. In Bill McKibben’s piece nature has been destroyed by humans. In the commencement speech by Jonathan Franzen, he goes into detail about why humans are so brainwashed by technology. In order for humans to have a relationship with nature, it needs to be a safe relationship that also involves protecting and preserving. The End of Nature by Bill Mckibben used a narrative framework. He also uses figurative language to get his point across. Nature was the beauty of the town and has been slowly disappearing. “Almost every day, I hike up the hill out my back door. Within a hundred

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