Rainsford is also a wise person because he sat very successful traps. He also published many books that are selling all over the world and he is a well-known hunter. Rainsford is an experienced hunter and that is proven by that he knew the name of General Zaroff by reading all of his books on hunting published in English,…
Mirta Ojio’s book Hunting Season, Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town is based on a true story of an immigrant’s murder that turned a small American town on Long Island village of Patchogue into a war zone for immigration rights. In this critical reflection paper, I will discuss and analyze three key issues or themes that were represented in the Hunting Season and elaborate how these concepts connect with those of Governing Immigration through Crime by Dowling and Inda. The first concept is that of the Membership Theory, a theory which “limits individual rights and privileges to the members of a social contract between the government and the people” (Dowling & Inda,2013). The Membership theory often marks out boundaries of who is an accepted member of society and who isn’t, which was demonstrated in Hunting Season when Marcelo Lucero traveled from Ecuador to Long Island.…
In chapter XIV of Our Southern Highlanders, Horace Kephart delves into the reasons why the inhabitants of Appalachia accepted solitude and also analysing their family ties, customs, holidays and religious traditions. “The Law of the Wilderness” is composed of seven pages each dealing with a different topic, a good amount of information fills the pages providing a good insight into the minds and the way of living of the Appalachian inhabitants. From isolation to religious beliefs through some humorous episodes Kephart provides the right amount of entertainment and culture. The chapter begins with a history of the evolution of the perception of isolation by the mountaineers, Kephart claims that “In the beginning isolation was forced upon the…
Nature can change the way you think of life. Walden and Call of the Wild are both about nature. Both books explore journeys into wilderness and what you can find. Walden shows how you can find what is important in live, and Call of the Wild shows how you can find your true self. Henry David Thoreau is unlike the characters in Call of the Wild in their self reliance, their view of possessions, and their reasons for going to the wilderness.…
In the poem “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, the speaker is affected by nature in a positive, inspiring way. The speaker is very anxious about his future and what the future will be for his children, so he goes down to a small lake. It is here where he relaxes, and admires the beauty of nature. This is shown by the movement and enjambment that is used in this poem. At first, the speaker is very worried, as “despair for the world grow[ing] in me” (2).…
I made the choice to write this poem about the wilderness between Red Feather and Walden because I went on a deep woods camping trip there this summer and was captivated by how powerful the woods feel when you are far enough away from other people. I also found the amount of dead trees in the area to be very ominous, considering the beetle kill was likely over 70 percent in the area, not to mention the left behind elk skulls and deer hangs one can come upon hiking through the area add to the stark landscape and emotion that follows. Although the forest in this area had an ominous and solemn feeling, I know the summer fires and controlled burns by park rangers will return the forest to its lush and green state once again. One thing I find very…
It is no secret that the idea of wilderness grips every American citizen. Some authors including, William Cronon, have gone to great lengths to explain American infatuation with the wild. Cronon in his article The Trouble with Wilderness, Or Getting Back to the Wrong Nature, presents the sublime nature of wilderness as one of the reasons Americans imagine nature. I believe both I, Krakauer and Chris McCandless disagree with William’s Cronon’s assessment of the American psyche. Rather than seeing the wilderness as, “rare places on earth where one had more chance than elsewhere to glimpse the face of God” (Cronon), Krakauer, McCandless and most Americans believe wilderness is a place to find yourself.…
In the beginning of the play, the men completely dismiss the kitchen as a place where anything of importance could be discovered. “Nothing here but kitchen things,” (1155) the sheriff states, right before he makes fun of Mrs. Peters for being so concerned of Minnie’s fruit. The men had a different perception when it came to evaluating the kitchen on clues to solving the murder. In their eyes it was a place where only women resigned for cooking and cleaning or things that were “trifles” to them.…
Alternatively, most American Puritans saw the wilderness as an ominous presence, but misunderstood God’s implementation of the wilderness, as perceived by the Puritans. Once again, through Puritan mentality, God used the wilderness to test weak Puritans—those who lacked faith—and adopted the foundation of the wilderness to benefit the Puritan communities in America. One writer, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, used the idea of the wilderness to further implement God’s word toward the Puritan communities. Crèvecœur included in his works the Letters from an American Farmer, arguing his ideas of what an American should be interpreted and perceived as. Therefore, expressing the different types of Americans across the contrasting wilderness of America.…
Into the Wild vs Walden Into the Wild, a book about a man who ran away from childhood problems and decided to walk into the wilderness by himself after getting rid of all of his materialistic items including his car and money, and Walden, a book about a man who fled towards simplicity and solitude to understand what life was really about, are two incredible books. The stories are timeless and will likely still be talked about in fifty years. The protagonists, Thoreau and Chris, shared many similarities and differences. One big difference between them is their motives for leaving the city and going into the wilderness; Thoreau wanted to live life to the fullest, while Chris wanted to leave the problems at home. Both Chris and Thoreau rejected…
"I remember reading that wonderful novel about the call of Wilderness, of Nature and about a great friendship between a dog named Buck and a man named John. The plot of the novel is located in the harsh Alaska where searchers for gold lead a hard life using sled dogs for transportation of goods. Buck is the strongest among them and also the smartest, otherwise he would not survive the wild conditions of Alaska.…
Thoreau’s major claim is that simplicity is best. He believes that we blindly value what matters the least just as we believe that we are progressing while in reality we are just making life difficult. I do agree with Thoreau but I also believe that people have lived simpler in past years and still the people themselves have taken action to live differently since they may not have been comfortable with their way of living simply. A counter argument that can Thoreau does not consider is that living simply can have a different meaning depending on how a person portrays what it is like to live simply.…
I look down from above and see myself seated in front of a stage. “Angelica Castanon!” I hear someone call. I see as I walk up the stairs and get onto the platform. My mind meld with my body and suddenly I’m on the stage.…
In the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London, one important theme is that nature destroys those who do not adapt to its laws. Since the book takes place largely in the Far North, where the forces of nature are raw, harsh, and unforgiving, this theme is illustrated repeatedly. Up in Canada and towards Alaska, the driving winds, frozen lands, and vigorous work all demand adaptations. Anybody who can’t adapt is harshly punished. Examples of this theme include the deaths of Curly, Dave, Charles, Hal, and Mercedes.…
The ground was shaking. I stood still for a brief moment. It was a herd buffalo running towards a cliff. They were running through the field, as if it was away from someone. I took a second glance and saw that it was my people which the buffalo were running away from.…