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Daniel uses Ishmael, a gorilla, to convey the message that since tribes wandered the earth, us, the takers, have slowly fallen into a path of destruction towards our planet and our shared natural resources that will eventually lead to the end of civilization.

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Daniel Quinn's message is true based off of the the negative effects of the Agricultural Revolution and the result of over population, our idea of Earth is created for man, and how taker culture has evolved today.

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The Agricultural Revolution is most commonly referenced in Ishmael and for good reason. "It's the manifesto of the revolution on which your culture is based (pg 154)."This was the beginning of the taker culture for reason being man wanted to expand and did so by carelessly using land and destroying other's cultures. "That's what their agricultural system is designed to support: not just settlement—growth." The result of this was what we think of as overpopulation in comparison to famine and the paradox that is created by this. The demand for food and feeding those without food, will lead to a larger population and the demand will keep increasing. Our resources are finite and thats where the problem occurs.

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Taker Culture believes that all resources and the Earth belongs to us. As mentioned in Ishmael, Mother Culture disagrees with this, and so shouldn't we. From pollution in the oceans, ozone depletion, and destruction of precious land and resources, society will come to an end after the strong realization occurs. Taker Culture disagrees with this, because expansion and growth is the most valuable, which is obviously not the right answer due to our self occurring issues created by greediness. "It didn't end. It just spread. It's been spreading ever since it began back there ten thousand years ago (pg. 153)." This quote represents the endless expansion whether the topic is of Agriculture or the usage of harmful oils.

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Taker culture today is a part of everyday life. From deforestation for the "need" of paper, to the landfills due to our careless actions towards preservation of our planet. To go more in depth from the last topic about current issues, ozone depletion and global warming are becoming more recognized issues, but are still being looked over by many of the takers that are doing the damage. Daniel Quinn does a good job through making the narrator question his own ideas and thoughts and changing them to be more open minded towards different perspectives. This was the purpose of Ishmael, to educate those of what culture we are a part of and what we should do to recognize our wrong doings.

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Interview with Daniel Quinn, the author.