Stegner argues that nature is a part of Americans and they are committed to saving it. Stegner states that nature remains in us, as humans have never been domesticated and are still wild, arguing that “[o]ne means of sanity is to retain a hold on the natural world, to remain . . . good animals (Stegner, Wilderness Letter).” In this quote, Stegner references the human existence as just another animal, and to thoroughly conserve, we must act like an animal dependent on the wilderness. Since animals have never been told to conserve their environment, Stegner believes that humans have a subconscious thought of conservation that can prevail in the future. Roosevelt disagrees with passive enforcement and believes in a stricter system. He says
