In the two excerpts that Karkauer placed at the beginning of his essay, both authors describe the desire one has to become closer to nature. That is where the similarity ends. Roderick Nash speaks very negatively about the type of people who wish to become closer to nature. He describes them as being "bored" or "disgusted" with man and his works. He also utilizes words such as "escape" and "cult" to convey an idea that this type of person is a bit unusual and potentially even rogue. On the other hand, Estwick Evans describes the situation in a different light back in 1818. He instead uses words like "virtues" and "grandeur" which are much more positive. When reading both quotes side by side it quickly becomes apparent that Nash could very well be talking about someone like Evans. Evans is the type of person that would appear to be bored or disgusted with nature and therefore wants to find something higher. Overall, this is a relevant introduction to Krakaeurs text "Into the Wild".
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