An individual’s identity is defined by the environment they are in. The interchange’s that take place within the environment can be helpful or harmful to an individual. Mary Oliver’s “Sleeping in the Forest” suggests that the relationship an individual has with the environment is essential to the internal landscape. Whereas, Lower Lusatia’s “Little Red Hood” demonstrates how an external landscape can harm an individuals identity. The individuals in both “Sleeping in the Forest” and “Little Red Hood” see the beauty of nature, gain a sense of belonging, and become reborn. This demonstrates how the space an individual surrounds themselves with is important, as the internal landscape and the environment are interconnected. The poem “Sleeping in the Forest” focuses on the relationship an individual should have with the natural world. With an individual paying attention to their surroundings, they will understand nature’s purpose. In “Sleeping in the Forest” the individual is amazed at “The insects and the birds / Who do their work in darkness” (Oliver 13-14). The work being done in “darkness” implies that it is not being recognized. “Sleeping in the Forest” suggests that individuals should…show more content… An individual is not able to control what takes place in nature. Thus, individual’s should be attentive to their surroundings. In “Little Red Hood” while the girl is going to her grandmother’s house she encounters a wolf in the forest who exclaims, “There are such pretty flowers here! Why don’t you look around at them all?” (Lusatia). This question that the wolf poses to Red Hood demonstrates how he is using the beauty of nature to distract her. It is Red Hood’s connection to the forest that puts her in a dangerous position. If Red Hood was not distracted by the flowers, she might not have been hurt. The forest becomes a threatening place as Red Hood’s internal landscape is
