![]() ![]() While perhaps, indeed, it is going too far to suggest that Dillard holds the human race in contempt, it is certainly not going too far to suggest he holds the rest of the natural world in a higher place on her spectrum. ![]() On the other hand, her descriptions of animals and even plant life sometime verge on the ecstatic. She never takes the time to identify or give much of a description of the very few fellow humans with whom she acts. This bias against other human beings extends all the way to the core of what makes an individual: identity. ![]() It may be too much to accuse Annie Dillard of being misanthropic outright, but the collective conclusion to be made from the entirety of her experiences is that she prefers the animal world to the world of her fellow human beings at a ratio about 1000-to-1. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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