Edward Paul Abbey's The Journey West

On January 29th, 1927 Edward Paul Abbey was born to Paul Abbey and Mildred Postlewaite in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the oldest child out of five other siblings. Edward was an outspoken author who wrote stories discussing harsh topics. These bold writing decisions boosted his popularity, which lead to him gaining many fans. Meanwhile, it made others despise him and disagree with his ideas.(Phillipan,Margin-info)Edward Paul Abbey was an inspiring author whose success and fame came from his views on politics,environmental landscape, and relevant topics. Edward’s mindset was not the same as most people. It was quoted that he once said “No more cars in national parks.Let the people walk,Or ride horses,Bicycles,mules..”(New

In His book “The Journey home(1977) it includes an examination of what he calls the second rape of the west”.(Phillipan,paragraph.6).
Many people over the years question why he writes about such topics. He said “I write to oppose injustice,to defy power,and to speak to the voiceless.I write to make a difference.” ( Phillipan,paragraph 6.)“ I write to entertain...I write to record the truth of our time..to investigate the comedy and tragedy of human relationships.” (Abbey,Edward Paul ,paragraph 11) This made people further understand why he addressed such complex topics in his work. After reading his book, it later altered everyone's image of him. This earned him the title as being “ a rebel, an eloquent loner” ( New York times, paragraph 4) .
(Edward Abbey,paragraph 21) it says“ He wrote on subjects such as castle subsides, and Mexican Immigrants ,Scattered through half of a dozen volumes remain so angry, So infuriating yet so relevant that they still provoke arguments along his followers.” This quote is saying how he challenged the boundaries in the writing world by writing about such complex topics.( Phillipan,paragraph 10”) It was said that “Abbey explored the social and political and environmental landscape of the twentieth century american west with a highly distinctive combination of irrelevance and