Dillard had a close connection to nature and she watched how everything was interconnected. In the section where the quote getting us to move and think for them" (Pollan, xx), Pollan speaks of the ways have manipulated nature and people to help them out, many plants benefit greatly from our harvesting and continue to populate the world easily. Dillard watched how plats to take on the world and was greatly impressed and allowed us to look into the world she saw, Pollan looks deeply into how the plants he talks about have affected man. This is one of the major themes in his book. I really liked how Pollen described the way the tulip had effect people. He differs from Dillard’s writing in that he focused more on the relationship between the environment and people and she focuses on herself and the environment around her. It is very important to understand how we are apart of the world, in fact I really like that Pollan suggests that we may be being used more than we had ever thought. We as a race assume that we are so much greater than the world around that we don’t realize how interconnected everything really is.
In calling tulips mortal, Pollan is calling to attention the tulip's similarity to humans. Although it is obvious that all tulips have a lifespan - they grow from bulbs and their flowers will eventually wilt and die - the specific word "mortal" is a word especially attached to humans. Just like many humans, tulips adapt to the time - their appearances correspond to what is popular. The quote discussed is a sly hint at the tulip being more than just a beautiful flower as many people see it. This quote, although quite simple and subtle, really captures Pollan's intentions of the chapter - that we think more highly of this ever changing flower.
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Dillard had a close connection to nature and she watched how everything was interconnected. In the section where the quote getting us to move and think for them" (Pollan, xx), Pollan speaks of the ways have manipulated nature and people to help them out, many plants benefit greatly from our harvesting and continue to populate the world easily. Dillard watched how plats to take on the world and was greatly impressed and allowed us to look into the world she saw, Pollan looks deeply into how the plants he talks about have affected man. This is one of the major themes in his book. I really liked how Pollen described the way the tulip had effect people. He differs from Dillard’s writing in that he focused more on the relationship between the environment and people and she focuses on herself and the environment around her. It is very important to understand how we are apart of the world, in fact I really like that Pollan suggests that we may be being used more than we had ever thought. We as a race assume that we are so much greater than the world around that we don’t realize how interconnected everything really is.
In calling tulips mortal, Pollan is calling to attention the tulip's similarity to humans. Although it is obvious that all tulips have a lifespan - they grow from bulbs and their flowers will eventually wilt and die - the specific word "mortal" is a word especially attached to humans. Just like many humans, tulips adapt to the time - their appearances correspond to what is popular. The quote discussed is a sly hint at the tulip being more than just a beautiful flower as many people see it. This quote, although quite simple and subtle, really captures Pollan's intentions of the chapter - that we think more highly of this ever changing flower.
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