An Analysis Of Willa Cather's Thinking Like A Mountain

Throughout this entire class, our reading assignments have always had a significant meaning or lesson about our environment and the biggest lesson I got from them was that of my moral; There is a meaning and place for every natural creation in this world and when that gets disrupted, it causes an in-balance in nature and much disharmony between nature and humans. When I say disrupted, I mean anything from abusing the resources we’ve been given to killing off a wild animal just to benefit ourselves or not respecting our environment, etc. Unlike children, most adults have lost their ability to see this world in a respectful manner. Too often, human beings in their endless foolishness go too far, frequently in the sake of producing wealth or

One of the biggest lessons that stood out to me from that book was that of Alexandra’s relationship with the land. Unlike her neighbors, Alexandra Bergson had a relationship with the landscape that was harmonious and respectful. She never sought to subsume herself into nature or try to completely over power it but to respectfully co-exist with it. From ‘Thinking like a Mountain’, I found that Leopold’s message of the importance of the wolf for the balance of nature or ‘the mountain’, brought to light that every natural creation is really where it is for a reason, not just so humans can come and over-take it. Also, with the lessons from the stories we read in ‘I’m With the Bears’, most of them showed what the consequences or the future may look like if we don’t begin to respect nature and our entire environment. To live harmoniously with nature is to understand and accept natural forces. The greater this understanding and acceptance, the greater the harmony. Ultimately, the hope that is coming from my moral is that of for the future; it would be for man to return to a harmonious, respectful relationship with the