The Importance Of Percy's On How To Recover The Grand Canyon

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In his advance toward how to recover the Grand Canyon, and how to escape from the socially packaged sight, Percy exclaims that one can recover it “in any number of ways, all sharing in common the stratagem of avoiding the approved confrontation of the tour and the Park Service” (299). Percy then introduces the ways in which individuals can recover the Grand Canyon: “leaving the beaten track,” or go back “to the beaten track but at a level above it” (299). Overall, Percy encourages people to not follow any pre-set sightseeing or traveling, but to allow their spontaneity and personal nature to appreciate the art of objects. However, Percy does acknowledge that it is hard for the human race to recover their enjoyment of the sight, because the