tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post6077913947062664092..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: jashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-56326042379310235062013-05-08T23:50:40.561-04:002013-05-08T23:50:40.561-04:00I also found Fredston's revelations about the ...I also found Fredston's revelations about the dichotomy between the wilderness and the wild especially interesting and arresting. Her implications about how quickly wilderness, which she defines as places uninhabited and untouched by man, also disturbed me, especially because, as Fredston's narrative so eloquently demonstrates, journeys through the wilderness are often central to helping people maintain their sanity, especially as modern life becomes increasingly hurried and stressful. The wilderness offers freedom and also the chance for personal introspection. As such, Fredston makes it clear that we need to work harder to protect these places for environmental and social reasons. She portrays wilderness as essential to human cooperation and friendship, for it has a way of bringing strangers together. Shrinking wilderness, however, brings isolation and hostility as it makes it harder for people to escape from civilization or, at least, to entertain the illusion that they have escaped. I thought this interesting twist to environmentalism made Fredston's narrative extremely enjoyable to read.Eryn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05163144963350501488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-49323859561872413612013-05-07T10:40:35.161-04:002013-05-07T10:40:35.161-04:00I also marked off the definition of the Yukon as w...I also marked off the definition of the Yukon as wild but not wilderness on account of the stamp of people / civilization. If this is the case, then the Eiger's face wouldn't be wilderness either because of the train that runs through the mountain and the hotels at the base. And if wilderness is where people aren't, and, possibly, have never been, then it's true that such places will soon be extinct on this planet and humans are able to spread out and survive in more hostile conditions given advanced technology. I find this prospect somewhat depressing.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558600512967845763noreply@blogger.com