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(5 pp) Although this initially appears as an
adventure story, anyone who knows Peter
Matthiessen's work will be ready for much more, and
view the sparse writing and revelation through
dialog, as rhythmic as the sea itself. Far Tortuga
(1975), like his other works, is distinguished by a
love of nature, and an urgent concern that the
elemental harmony between man and nature is in
great jeopardy, as well as the belief in the
cyclic process of the universe.
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initially appears as an adventure story, anyone who knows Peter Matthiessens work will be ready for much more, and view the sparse writing and revelation through dialog, as rhythmic
as the sea itself. Far Tortuga (1975), like his other works, is distinguished by a love of nature, and an urgent concern that the elemental harmony between man and nature
is in great jeopardy, as well as the belief in the cyclic process of the universe. Major theme(s) Peter Matthiessens primary concern in Far Tortuga is giving the reader "the
feel" of the heart, and the nature of the life of a turtle fisherman. His writing method is perfectly suited to this subject: The blank spaces and spare, lyric
descriptions create and sustain a rhythm uniquely appropriate to life at sea; we learn of our characters through their dialogues. Yet they and their actions as well as their
fishing vessel are adrift in the larger world of sea and wind and sky. Mattiessen puts out a strong environmental message concerning mans exploitation of the natural world and
the decay of traditional values. Man seems intent on laying waste to his world: "Dey killed off de seals just like dey killin off green turtle, and de crocodiles before
dem. De snipes is gone now. Aint no iguana left....Mahogany, logwood, fustic--all dat gone now! Dey cutting it all away!" North Americans are identified as particularly destructive: "dem big Yankee
shrimp boats...suckin de last shrimp out of de sea.... Dey wastes more den dey cotch." And also , because of "dat atomic trash and shit de Yankees puttin in de
sky, mon cant even count on de way of de wind no more." Mans excesses and wastefulness are pitted against the beauty of the silent sea in a
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