chapter 3

Chapter 3 CIVILIATIONS

In the introduction to chapter three the author mentions people having the “urge to escape from civilization” (55). The first thing I thought of was “can you really take what you have become and completely remove it from who you think you are?” Being civilized is more than eating with a fork and knife, many civilized cultures prefer to eat with their hands actually J Let’s say someone wants to go backpacking, have a really rustic experience, and they go in a group with a guide. The basics is all they will need. Well right there, you ruined it, there haven’t always been “the basics”. Lets look at a few reasons why this trip into the outback or wherever will still be a considered a civilized trip:

1.       Who carries more gear, probably the guide.

2.       What about water, you can’t drink mere water, it’ll be made safe by tablets to sanitize it or bottled water will be used.  

3.       What kind of clothing will you have? Guaranteed its state of the art hiking gear, nearly weightless sleeping bags very light jacks with extreme warmth and hiking books most definitely.

4.       Finally what will you eat? If it is a true adventure you will hunt and gather but if not your food will be nicely vacuum packed from REI.

How is that not being civilized????