Video book review of Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Humanity is doomedĬivilized man is doomed because we don’t play by the laws of life. Why a gorilla?! Its actually not explained but it works with the story! Video review of Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is a Socratic dialogue between a stubborn student and wise primate discussing the state of humanity and how we can course correct before it everything goes to shit, bringing all other species down along with it. To his surprise, the teacher is Ishmael, a giant gorilla.ĭoom and gloom is what’s waiting for you in this philosophical and brain-tickling classic. Not being able to shake off the idea he decides to seek out the “guru”. He also becomes curious, because a teacher like this what’s what he so desperately seemed in his youth. At first our protagonist becomes annoyed of the pretentious wording - desire to change the world?! He has be disillusioned by the world, and the text reminds him of his youth’s idealism growing up in the counterculture of the 1960:s.
An ad in the newspaper reads: “A mentor seeks a student with an earnest desire to save the world”.
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