Mother Culture: Ishmael, The Gorilla

Although Ishmael, the gorilla, had many good points about society, there were some that I thought were problematic. Ishmael made it seem like the Leavers led the better lifestyle and made the Takers seem like terrible people. I had a problem with this because he didn’t really go into the positives of being a Taker. Takers should continue to live their life to the fullest and not sacrifice their life to save future generations just because someone thinks that they should..No lifestyle is "better," it's just preference and as long as people are happy with their lives, there isn't really a reason why they should have to completely alter their lifestyle. It would have been more satisfying if he explored the positives and negatives of both lifestyles instead of praising one and hating on the other. I agreed with Ishmael when he said that we all listen to “Mother Culture” because “she” is giving us a story that we all believe and trust so much, we don't even hear it anymore, but it helps us along with every moment of our lives. We all seem to know certain things that help us live our lives and I agree with Ishmael that “Mother Culture” is the force that tells …show more content…
Ishmael said that evolution was at a standstill because of people’s actions. When people lived in the “hands of the gods,” evolution was unavoidable, since mankind had to adapt to the world when it was changing in order to survive. Now that people have completely taken control of the food supply, they don’t need to change or adapt, and evolution isn’t happening. If evolution ends and people stop adapting, they may become extinct eventually and Ishmael was trying to convey the ways in which the world could be saved to his “student.” This was the most important theme because it was the whole reason behind Ishmael searching for someone to save the world. Without the theme of evolution the story would be completely