Rhetorical Review Of 'Nature' By Luther Standing Bear

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In Nature (1933) by Luther Standing Bear, the author talks about the enjoyment he feels to be connected with nature. Also, he talks about the differences he observed when he saw white boys gathered in the city compared to the Indian boys who are raised by nature. Luther describes the white boys as foolish; they are unaware of the view of nature every day, sounds, and feelings that nature has to offer. The white man only is interested in the artificial things they can get for them for example, new clothes that are on top of fashion. As a result, he has distanced himself from nature, while the Indian man feels part of the earth and understands they were once a part of the soil. Luther Standing Bear writes that the white men try to control nature