Nature: As Seen by 3 Authors

Muir, Thoreau and Abbey have a relatively different outlook on nature through their pieces of writing. I liked Muir's the best because I feel like his representation of nature was the best. It seemed as if he had a higher understanding of nature and portrays it as pure and positive. His purpose was to make people appreciate nature and all it has to offer, instead of viewing it as violent and destructive. The overall feeling I got from him was the sense that nature was the ultimate representation of God. On the other hand, Thoreau was argumentative and criticized alot throughout his piece. I got a negative feeling from his writing for the simple fact that he was accusing society of being over civilized and not connected with nature on any level. He did however portray nature as giving strength and providing stability. Last, Abbey was pretty simple to me because the message I got was to respect nature in it's current state, and no civilization should be added to it. Muir was my favorite because he took nature to a whole different level through his vivid descriptions and language choice. He honestly made me want to go admire tree's in the forest to get the same experiences in which he speaks of.