Into The Forest

"It seems as if we are all appetite, as if a human being is simply a bundle of needs to drain the world. It's no wonder there are wars..." (135).
Jean Hegland, Into The Forest.

In relation to the book, this quote represents human existence in the world. Also, it shows that Eva and Nell are running away from society because of it's greed and nonsense. Why are we here? Will human existence eventually destroy the world? In this case, yes, they will. Human's fight for silly reasons. They take too much from planet Earth and don't give anything in return. This is why they are living in a forest around no civilization or electricity. The human world around them is falling apart due to greediness and less important superficiality. I can relate because I see that people are so close minded in this modern time. They only concentrate on making money and making more money. They don't really see the bigger picture and they lack common sense. I guarantee most people at any university couldn't point out Darfur on a map or they couldn't tell you what goes on in Chechnya. They only care about earning green pieces of paper with former president's faces on them.

In the end, I was hoping they would stay in the forest like they did. I am glad it was kind of a dead end ending for they represent human beings for who they really are. They wont suck the Earth dry of all it's resources and pollute the air. I think about it sometimes and honestly, I think human existence will cause the end of the world.