Turtle Island #3

In Turtle Island, Snyder praises Earth and criticizes human behaviors. In his poem “The Great Mother”, he talks about the final judgment for humans. Mother Earth knows what everybody has done to nature and how we destructed it. Hurting the environment is a sin and people who have done great damages to earth should not expect to get away with the punishment easily.

In “By Frazier Creek Falls” talks about the fact that nothing is more beautiful than nature itself. We need no clothes or tools because the beauty of nature is all there is; we only need to open our heart and enjoy it and be part of it.

In “The Wild Mushroom”, Snyder reflects the power of nature by writing about wild mushrooms. Wild mushrooms might seem very small and weak but they are poisonous and can be fatal. Humans are not the ultimate dominator of Earth, even mushrooms can kill people easily; we are just part of Earth like everything else. Everything on Earth has its own value, everything is equally important, thus we should respect them and treat them friendly.