Herzog and Treadwell are somewhat similar in the way they view nature but Treadwell is much more a part of nature and helping nature than Herzog is. Treadwell sees nature as something that we should help and protect. He believes that we are able to fight our human instincts and fight other animals instincts and overcome the fact that bears are supposed to eat humans. Treadwell believed that in the woods with the bears was his place to be he thought that it was his sanctuary and longed to be there even in his winter days while they're hibernating.
Herzog, however thought Treadwell was a little crazy. He thought that the bears were bears and we are humans and there's a fine line that shouldn't be crossed in that territory. He believes that the world is full of sadness and death and negativity, while Treadwell believed there was peace and happiness that outweighed the bad. I think that Treadwell and Herzog might have had similar views on nature and its beauty, however their views on the outside world differed extremely.
I think as far as my views on the world, I tend to lean more towards Herzog's views but my love and eye for nature and animals tend to be more on Treadwell's scale. I would never camp out with a creature that could potentially eat me at any point in time but I do have a special place in my heart for the beauty and peacefulness of nature and love for animals is similar to Treadwell's
I would have to agree with you on the thought of how Herzog and Treadwell have a similarity of how they view nature as beautiful. I found it contradictory how Treadwell feels such reverence for nature, however, he seems to disrespect nature by invading it, seeing no boundary between humans and the natural world. I feel as if there is a valid reason why wild animals do not invade our human civilization; and we should not invade there home either. I find nature just as beautiful as Herzog and Treadwell do; but I would never live in the dangerous parts of nature and allow myself to potentially be at risk for death every single day. I agree with Herzog in the sense that Treadwell was a little crazy; he took risk that normally people would never take!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting post, I like that you explained why you agreed with both Herzog and Treadwell in different ways. I also think it's great that you recognized that although Treadwell did seem crazy, it also seemed that he had nature's best interest at heart. Your points about how the two men viewed nature and what nature is was intriguing and showed that you really thought about what was going on in their heads. Do you think that Herzog would have understood Treadwell better, and vice versa if he actually spent time and got to know him?
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post and totally agree with it as well. I love how you talked specifically about how both Treadwell and Herzog had different views on life and each other but they both believed nature was important and something that should not be messed with. I enjoyed how you put in your input and effects on nature as well, it gives a nice touch on how we see Herzog and Treadwell and what they are doing to nature.
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