In Wendell Berry’s essay “Getting Along with Nature” he inquires toward what relationship exists between humankind and nature. He questions the morality of human actions toward nature. His argument starts with the basic premise that humans need nature but at the same time this dependence forces changes to nature. Berry discusses the difference between human beings and animals to clearly make the inference that humankind hold the ability to understand the destruction of environment. Unlike animals people can prevent the diminishment of nature. The reason this remains important deals with his first argument. Because of the fact that humans must coexist with nature it seems crucial that humans preserve nature. The industrial progress and economic growth contribute to damaging the relationship between humankind and nature. That they do not exist as positive signs of moving forward but events that create a circle. He describes the cycle in a cynical fashion speaking about how we destroy nature then must conserve it until nature becomes restored enough that it can be destroyed again. This process leads him to discuss his concept of scale. The idea of scaling back industrialization and technological advances in order to help kept nature in balance with humankinds forms of modernization. Berry concludes his argument making the claim of how simply dangerous it would be if the leaders of the industrial economy take charge of humankind source of instruction. He feels that humans find truth in nature and cultural instruction. To lose respect for nature would completely obliterate of culture and goodness as we know it.
Anne Dillard takes a more abstract approach to discussing the relationship between humans and nature. Dillard makes an inquiry focused on the difference between animals and humans. She introduces a weasel and the recollection of the first she ever saw one. This sparks thoughts. She states how humans have the ability of choice while weasels...