1) After reading “The loss of the Creature” I start to see the connection between the tourists and the students. The progress of thought represented from tourists to students shows similar ideas. In the tourist reading, it explains how the tourist goes to Mexico and enjoys the stay but still feels something is missing and need more. Same with the student in a way, when it talks about how even though a bio major is there to learn bio, one who isn’t a bio major can learn more from one simple experiment than the bio major that studies it their entire life. This is showing, in my opinion, that it is the simple thoughts and ideas that matter most. Something unspoiled and untouched. Something new is always best for the simple eye of someone who hasn’t seen before. From the Mexican Indian tribe to the dogfish.
2) The loss in the essay by Percy, in my opinion, is the loss of the simple things in life. We do not appreciate the simple things in life. We always look for more. Like at the Grand Canyon. Instead of taking pictures, one should stop and admire the beauty, instead of thinking of more. This is a matter of concern, because people don’t appreciate the simple things anymore. The interests represented here show that even the simple eye of someone can appreciate and learn more than the eye of someone like the biology major. People have lost the sense of happiness of nature. We must stop for a minute and enjoy.
September 11, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Nicely said.
September 13, 2006 at 5:32 am
You need to be a bit more specific here, Vincent. What do you mean by “simple thoughts and ideas”? Simple how? Also, in what ways, specifically, is Percy tying to reclaim something “unspoiled and untouched”? Is this a matter of “virgin territory” or a unique way of understanding an idea? What is the difference between the two? Be sure to be more specific when dealing with a text as complex as “Loss of the Creature.” Beware cliche!