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Gary (Sherman) Snyder was born in San Francisco on May 8 in 1930 to the parents of Harold Alton and Lois (Wilkie) Snyder. When Gary Snyder was growing up, he lived in west part of the United States surrounded by nature. While he was living there, the destruction of the Pacific Northwestern forests began, even at such a young age it still caused him sorrow (“Gary Snyder”). While growing up in such a rural area, where Snyder had a farm with chickens and cows and even an outhouse as a bathroom; he thought that this was just another way of living. Gary Snyder is okay with living in the city as well, even though he prefers living in a highly rural area (Martin). He started to examine and appreciate the American Indian culture around him. He felt that the Indians lived a harmonious life with nature; how everyone should live in his eyes. As Gary Snyder grew older the wilder a place was, the more it fascinated him. Snyder soon became a proficient mountain climber and started to gain knowledge of survival techniques for the outdoors. One time his family moved to Oregon and he spend most of his time in the nature breathing the fresh air. He would go camping and hiking throughout the woods and be able to do this all single-handedly (“Snyder, Gary”).
Before Gary Snyder was a Poet he had numerous manual labor jobs, which he did on the side as he received his education. In 1951 he received his B.A. from Reed College in Anthropology and Literature and continued for another year at Indiana University. Studying Anthropology and learning about the environment in college helped curve what Gary Snyder wrote about in the future. While in Literature he gained more knowledge to become a better writer. Snyder started to get his name out i...
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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.
When thinking about the transcendental period and/or about individuals reaching out and submerging themselves in nature, Henry David Thoreau and his book, Walden, are the first things that come to mind. Unknown to many, there are plenty of people who have braved the environment and called it their home during the past twenty years, for example: Chris McCandless and Richard Proenneke. Before diving into who the “modern Thoreaus” are, one must venture back and explore the footprint created by Henry Thoreau.
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