Nature runs the world in cycles, it works as an essential element in the earth, its function is undoubted in the world and that resembles in these stories which are Touching Bottom, The Salt of the Jungle and A Field of Wheat. Those authors are Kari Strutt, Nguyen Huy Thiep, and Sinclair Ross, they all give nature a special meaning to let them work as an essential role to lead the development of each plot. Initially, the role of nature is similar in placing obstacles for the main characters. Similarly, nature has a similar effect on changing the main character’s attitude or personality in those stories. However, there is still one different aspect of why nature exists in the story. The influence of nature’s existence on the main character differs …show more content…
In The Salt Of Jungle, nature uses its power guide Old Dieu to a correct way. Nature, as a divine figure in the story, it shows its influence on Old Dieu through its judgments based on Old Diue’s behavior. Firstly, Old Dieu was greedy, his own attitude towards the monkey has been shown through his words “Nature had saved that very monkey for him and no one else. (133. 1) The combination of his thought and greed spurs him to hunt monkey “Old Dieu pulled the trigger……The male monkey lost his grip and hit the ground with a thud.”(133. 2) However, nature judges Old Diue’s behavior as guilt and it gives Old Dieu “terrible mist” and “termite”, “What luck, getting mixed up with a termite nestL his things would turn into bran. (138. 4) Which resulting Old Dieu goes home naked, and helps Old Dieu feel guilty, starting to change his idea about the make monkey. “Well, I think I’ll just release you!” In that story, nature changes Old Dieu’s attitude towards other lives through judgment. Likewise, nature helps the change of character in Touching Bottom, the character was afraid of murky water while when she pulled herself downward, deeper into the water in the current. She found “I was tired, and it was so soft and warm under the deep blanket of water.” (5. 15) This imagery creates a mood of warmth and peace which it opposite to the character’s thought, which allows the …show more content…
Its function is similar in some way and different in one aspect regarding of theses three stories. Nature plays an vital role regardless of their function in helping the development of character or the plot in Touching Bottom, The Salt of the Jungle and A Field of Wheat. First of all, the role of nature is similar in challenging the main characters through setting obstacles as the story goes. Afterwards, the similarity of nature is that it has a similar influence on altering the main character’s attitude in these three stories. Ultimately, the influence of nature’s existence on the main character varies in each story. Accordingly, nature plays a significant role which is helping develop each story’s
In Emerson’s article, Nature, the passage shows great value of how man and nature can be similar. The article shows in many ways how man can represent nature, and how nature can represent everything. Emerson’s Nature can be related to Guy Montag’s journey into nature in Fahrenheit 451, and the author’s ways of showing similarity between man and vegetable can be presented as showing how nature is mixed in with literature and humans.
In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there are many themes, symbols, and motifs that are found throughout the novel. For my journal response, I have chosen to discuss nature as a prevalent symbol in the book. The main character, Montag, lives in a society where technology is overwhelmingly popular, and nature is regarded as an unpredictable variable that should be avoided. Technology is used to repress the citizens, but the oppression is disguised as entertainment, like the TV parlour. On the opposite end of the spectrum, nature is viewed as boring and dull, but it is a way to escape the brainwashing that technology brings. People who enjoy nature are deemed insane and are forced to go into therapy. Clarisse says “My psychiatrist wants to know why I go out and hike around in the forests and watch the birds and collect butterflies,” (Bradbury 23) which shows she is a threat to the control that the government has put upon the people by enjoying nature.
Throughout the Romanticism period, human’s connection with nature was explored as writers strove to find the benefits that humans receive through such interactions. Without such relationships, these authors found that certain aspects of life were missing or completely different. For example, certain authors found death a very frightening idea, but through the incorporation of man’s relationship with the natural world, readers find the immense utility that nature can potentially provide. Whether it’d be as solace, in the case of death, or as a place where one can find oneself in their own truest form, nature will nevertheless be a place where they themselves were derived from. Nature is where all humans originated,
One motif which reappears in the film is the power of nature, especially in relation to the individual. In fact, the film begins with a majestic shot of the Rocky Mountains showing its beauty and height. The beauty of nature and even friendliness of nature changes as the film develops. As the movie progresses the snow still seems white and pure, almost virgin like, but nature becomes an isolating force, not providing the family with a retreat from the pressures of modern life, but forcing the family to turn in on its dysfunctional and psychopathic self. Imprisoned by the snow and the tall mountains , the family seems weak and vulnerable.
From the lone hiker on the Appalachian Trail to the environmental lobby groups in Washington D.C., nature evokes strong feelings in each and every one of us. We often struggle with and are ultimately shaped by our relationship with nature. The relationship we forge with nature reflects our fundamental beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. The works of timeless authors, including Henry David Thoreau and Annie Dillard, are centered around their relationship to nature.
The theme of this story is actually stated in the story if it is read carefully and Crane reinforces it innumerable times. The theme of the story is man’s role in nature and is related to the reader through the use of color imagery, cynicism, human brotherhood, and the terrible beauty and savagery of nature. The story presents the idea that every human faces a voyage throughout life and must transition from ignorance to comprehension of mankind’s place in the universe and among other humans.
Nature has long been the focus of many an author's work, whether it is expressed through poetry, short stories, or any other type of literary creation. Authors have been given an endless supply of pictures and descriptions because of nature's infinite splendor that can be vividly reproduced through words. It is because of this fact that often a reader is faced with two different approaches to the way nature is portrayed. Some authors tend to look at nature from a more extensive perspective as in William Wordsworth's "I wandered Lonely as a Cloud." While some authors tend to focus more on individual aspects of nature and are able to captivate the reader with their intimate portrayals of nature that bring us right into their imaginations as shown in John Keats' poem, "To Autumn."
Exploring the essence of what it means to be human as well as the essence of nature connects the relation between the two more closely. For instance, in Bookchins reading he mentions the difference between first and second nature, where first nature can be related to the concept of nature as an essence. First nature deals with the biological evolution of nature, so in other words the qualities constructed in order to identify something. If humans are able to realize that every living thing as an essence, the natural world becomes more interrelated to humans. By viewing nature as having a specific type of essence, individuals are able to understand that nature is characterized by being natural and pristine and must remain in this way. For example, problems such as pollution can be seen as unnatural and caused by the carelessness of humans. When individuals realize that this is unnatural they are able to protect and sustain nature in order to keep the natural
Nature is the basis of everything that is on our own earth and beyond the limits of our universe.. It is through nature that we are able to exist in the first place, and it is through nature that we can continue to live. In “King Lear” by William Shakespeare and “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley, the authors both illustrate just how important nature really is in the world through actions of Goneril and Ginny. Even though “A Thousand Acres” is a modern retelling of the famous “King Lear,” both authors bring out the elements of nature, which in turn echoes the themes of both the play and the novel.
Nature and God are the main themes in “Robert Frost poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, William Wordsworth’s poems, “The World is Too Much With Us”, and “It is a Beauteous Evening”. The poets portray the themes of Nature and God both explicitly and implicitly, exposing the reader to a variety of ways in which nature and God is synonymous.
Nature is often a focal point for many author’s works, whether it is expressed through lyrics, short stories, or poetry. Authors are given a cornucopia of pictures and descriptions of nature’s splendor that they can reproduce through words. It is because of this that more often than not a reader is faced with multiple approaches and descriptions to the way nature is portrayed. Some authors tend to look at nature from a deeper and personal observation as in William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, while other authors tend to focus on a more religious beauty within nature as show in Gerard Manley Hopkins “Pied Beauty”, suggesting to the reader that while to each their own there is always a beauty to be found in nature and nature’s beauty can be uplifting for the human spirit both on a visual and spiritual level.
Through the ingenious works of poetry the role of nature has imprinted the 18th and 19th century with a mark of significance. The common terminology ‘nature’ has been reflected by our greatest poets in different meanings and understanding; Alexander Pope believed in reason and moderation, whereas Blake and Wordsworth embraced passion and imagination.
The power of nature is all around us and can be found almost anywhere. One is able to study nature through experiencing it firsthand, looking at a picture, watching a movie, or even reading a familiar children’s story. I believe that by learning more about nature we can grow closer to God. Emerson states, “Nature is so pervaded in human life, that there is something of humanity in all, and in every particular” (Emerson 508). Like Emerson, I believe that humanity and nature were created by God and we can learn more about the Spirit of God by studying nature. I also see that nature has the power to influence our emotions and actions. I see evidence of this through various landscapes such as the desert, the beach, the mountains and the jungle. I thought about the vastness of the desert during a recent trip to the desert with my class. I think about nature and my love for it when I am scanning through my photo album and see pictures that capture me enjoying the mountains of Utah. When I watched the movie The Beach I was struck out how nature, specifically the beautiful beaches of Thailand, influenced the actions of every character in the movie. Of course it is hard to read a legendary story such as “Jungle Book” and not see what a powerful effect nature and its’ animals can have over humans.
Many poets are inspired by the impressive persona that exists in nature to influence their style of poetry. The awesome power of nature can bring about thought and provoke certain feelings the poet has towards the natural surroundings.
How do you, the reader believe that nature acts regarding mankind? As much as mankind seems to idolize and romanticize nature, sooner or later, we must realize our own naiveté and acknowledge nature as a wild and lethal force independent of man. The truth is that nature has no more regard for man than we might have for a particularly annoying bug. According to Jack London, Nature demands perfection, and anything less deserves death. However, in “The White Heron,” nature is benevolent and peaceful, and you can clearly see the departure from the past ways of the puritans and a clear transition to a blend of romanticism and naturalism form a cohesive and entertaining short story. Nature, and it’s interactions with people are drastically different in the two stories, leading to two vastly different protagonists.