Human beings are destroying the world. It’s a fact we all know. Pollution is abundant, we chop down rainforests, we kill our own kind, we steal, lie, and cheat, and the list could go on and on. Daniel Quinn believes that this destruction comes from something more extreme than just the notion to survive. In his novel, Ishmael, Quinn believes that the problems facing humanity are do to man’s knowledge of good and …showed first 75 words of 504 total…

…showed last 75 words of 504 total…outweighs man’s ability to savor the world. I believe Quinn makes a very valid point. Man, never stops to think, “What really is good and evil?” Man only acts upon what they think is good and evil in order to please themselves. Man will never give up this power or knowledge of good and evil. This will continue to be a problem that faces humanity and will ultimately lead to its destruction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**