Ishmael Mother Culture Analysis

Culture is a mothering force all around us. It is, in a sense, a nurturer of human societies and lifestyles. The mother culture says humans do not know how to live, so they rely on prophets to tell them what to do. In the story, Ishmael concluded that the flaw in humans is that they do not know how to live. If they knew how to live, their flaw would be in check. He says that Taker philosophy is pretty depressing and that there is indeed another way to look at humankind. However, he puts that off, since he wanted to sightsee and see how cultures took things for granted.
On the map, it displayed some of the worst countries to be a mother in. Some of the worst countries were in central Africa, the northern part of South America, and the southeast part of Asia. Some of the best places to be a mother were North America, Australia, and Europe. …show more content…
It is what gives birth to a culture, and can always be tracked back to that culture. It will always be there, even if drastic changes are made. Civilizations learn to build off of these influences and learn from others. Every mother culture feeds its followers a particular viewpoint that may influence how people perceive themselves and their environment.
One downside to mother culture is it can take away one’s own identity. Since a mother culture has a very heavy influence on one, it can often force a biased, or untrue opinion on someone. Takers are members of a dominant culture. They see humans as rulers of the world, who dream of dominating and are plagued by overpopulation with a decrease of