The Lost Trees
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The double shame in man's war against man is the residual effect on
nature; an innocent , helpless bystander. The sense of potential
devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem, "Gathered by the
River," by Denise Levertov.
The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the los ....
Middle of paper
.... again, but worry he is too weak to honor their promises.
Levertov is implying there should be harmony between man and nature
and the nature of how mankind conducts itself can have long-range effects
on the course of nature. For example, we now know how the destruction of
the rain forest in South America is affecting the percentage of oxygen
available around the globe. Man's wholesale destruction of these areas for
financial gain, despite the negative results, is a study of the nature of
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