An Analysis Of Edward Abbey's View Of Nature

Nature always has been and always will be the only constant and consistent thing in this world. It was here long before humans inhabited the earth and it is going to be here long after we are all gone. A few years ago, my family took a vacation to Arizona, while we were there we went to see the Grand Canyon. Seeing that and knowing that man had no role in the creation of it really puts into perspective just how amazing nature is. Granted, at the time I really did not care much about any of that, I thought it was cool but that was about it. However, now I appreciate nature and how amazing it really is. Much like Edward Abbeys view on nature and how it should be handled, I believe that since nature was here first that it should be left alone

For the matter of children, it is only a matter of waiting if the child is too big to be carried by their parents but they can’t ride a bike or walk it on their own. The matter of the aged however is a different story. They already had their chance to be able to go out and experience the world and they had the chance when the parks were still relatively untouched by the effects of industrial tourism. Since they already had their chance to see these places and didn’t take the opportunity when they had it then why are we trying to accommodate to their needs when they already had their chance. During his time at Arches National Park, Abbey had a number of different duties and jobs that he was required to do. One of them being to help out the tourists when they needed it. Most of the time these encounters usually just consist of him helping them with directions. Sometimes though the tourists would offer Abbey suggestions or advice on how to make the park better. While most of these suggestions are harmless, some of them could potentially be quite harmful if they were actually acted

Abbey pretty well sums up why the tourist is wrong in thinking that it would make it better. He explains, “And where then would people go when they wanted to see something besides people?” (113). If there were water in the desert it would be just everywhere else and the desert wouldn’t be what it is. It would attract more people which would then make it again just like everywhere else. If the desert were to change and be something different then where would people go when they want to experience the desert. Change is not always the answer because if we were to change everything to the way that we wanted it or to the way that we liked it then what would be the point of having these places that are so different from everywhere