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In six pages this paper contrasts these novel protagonists’ relationship to nature in an analysis of the message each author is trying to convey regarding the state of man’s relationship to nature. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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File: TG15_TGrobfrank.rtf
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place in it has been fraught with obstacles and a few detours along the way. It is along these detours authors have paused to contemplate whether or not nature
is center stage and man merely a bit player or if it is man that exerts a dominating influence on nature. If the latter is true, what consequences would
this mean for humankind? Throughout the years, this debate has evolved within the context of prevailing culture. For example, during the eighteenth century, religion - most notably Christianity
- was the preeminent social force. However, by the nineteenth century, the impact of science could no longer be denied. These points of view are reflected in Daniel
Defoes 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe and in Mary Shelleys 1818 novel Frankenstein. In each work, the protagonists interactions with natures have markedly different consequences. Like many young men,
Robinson Crusoe wanted to sail away from the lifes problems that were weighing him down. He had romantic notions of adventures at sea that are considerably more attractive than
the middle-class existence his father wishes to forge for him. Crusoes voyage symbolizes his rite of passage from boy to man. Along the way, he encounters dangers but
somehow manages to survive to reach his island destination, where he will stay for nearly thirty years. For the first time in his life, Crusoe is able to live
and do as he pleases. He is alone and uses this time to examine nature up close. What he sees gives him a greater understanding of God and
His grand plan for the universe. He learns that working with nature is mutually beneficial. By treating the land with respect, he is rewarded with bountiful crops that
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