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... She said, “We can’t have true urban revitalization without caring about bringing nature back to the city. ... Nature is the backdrop for, and greatly effects, our living.
We can see the writers’ use of nature in many of the works that were chosen for the Capstone in Humanities course. “The Storm” by Kate Chopin was chosen as a piece in the section on “Love in Human Relationships”, however it did not take long to see that nature played an important part in this story. It was an act of nature that brought the ill-fated lovers together. ... Not even something as special as a wedding night could keep the groom from leaving the bed to make sure all was okay outside as Nature had her way.
In “Okinawa: The Bloodiest Battle of All” William Manchester brings the experience of nature into the experience of war. ... ” Through the ages soldiers have had to fight their enemy no matter what nature held for them. It was often the wiles of nature that enabled or disabled a victory. ... ” Remarque continues to use nature, the experience of the rats, to show the desperation of the men gathered for battle at the western front. ...
Then he shocks the reader with the contrast of nature and the stark setting of the war. ... ” Ramarque’s use of nature here shows that although the lives of the soldiers have been radically changed, nothing has changed for the butterflies or the birds. Nature is a constant.
Stephen Crane, in the Red Badge of Courage actually uses nature as the pivotal point for a frightened youth who has abandoned his comrades in battle. ... “Nature had given him a sign. ... The youth wended, feeling that Nature was of his mind. ... He chooses nature to emphasize the experience. ... Rather, he was experiencing joy through nature. ...
As writers through the ages have used the natural experience as a backdrop in their works, and sometimes as a pivotal point to their hero’s change, we, too, need to recognize the importance of nature in our lives.
Approximate Word count = 1621
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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