There are about seven billion people living on earth today, and about fifty-seven million miles of land surface area that we share. Simply put there are a lot of people living in a relatively small amount of space. This ratio of space to people would lead one to think that people would never be lonely, they would always have a friend. While this reasoning makes sense it does not ring true in: “Solace of Open Spaces” by Gretel Ehrlich, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by Scott Momaday, “They All Just Went Away” by Joyce Carol Oates, and “A Hundred Thousand Straightened Nails” by Donald Hall. Each of these stories has the overlaying theme of space, causing loneliness, which leads to one becoming an introvert. The characters in all of these books either live in the middle of nowhere, or have secluded themselves away from society for so long that they are now introverts.
In “Solace of Open Spaces” the aspect of space plays a major role in society. Being set in a rural town outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming, there is vast amount of space available. Needless to say the characters live …show more content…
The quote and paraphrasing used in this paragraph show how the culture in “Solace of Open Spaces” and “The Way to Rainy Mountain” are more different than similar. The farmers and ranchers in “Solace of Open Spaces”, clearly share an intimate bond with one another. Unlike the Kiowas who are almost an extinct culture. But in the end cultures and communities come and go, whether they last for one year or five hundred, at some point they will fade away. Just look at history, one century the Mao dynasty was ruling, next the Mongolians were running over everyone, and then the Roman Empire came into power. The list goes on and on but, in the end all the cultures floated away. And when they float away the only thing left in their wake is a trail of tears and
In “Solace of Open Spaces” the aspect of space plays a major role in society. Being set in a rural town outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming, there is vast amount of space available. Needless to say the characters live …show more content…
The quote and paraphrasing used in this paragraph show how the culture in “Solace of Open Spaces” and “The Way to Rainy Mountain” are more different than similar. The farmers and ranchers in “Solace of Open Spaces”, clearly share an intimate bond with one another. Unlike the Kiowas who are almost an extinct culture. But in the end cultures and communities come and go, whether they last for one year or five hundred, at some point they will fade away. Just look at history, one century the Mao dynasty was ruling, next the Mongolians were running over everyone, and then the Roman Empire came into power. The list goes on and on but, in the end all the cultures floated away. And when they float away the only thing left in their wake is a trail of tears and