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Final Essay Thesis

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ECL 305 – Final Essay 

Thesis: William Cronon, “The Trouble with Wilderness” (1996)

In the face of escalating environmental challenges, particularly climate change, Cronon’s critique prompts a reassessment of wilderness preservation strategies, highlighting the need for adaptive management approaches that prioritize resilience and ecological integrity. However, the emotional connection to nature fostered by these ideals can serve as a powerful motivator for conservation efforts, suggesting a nuanced understanding of human-nature relationships. This necessitates the adoption of adaptive management approaches that not only prioritize resilience and ecological integrity but also harness the emotional resonance of wilderness to inspire meaningful action in mitigating the impacts of climate change and safeguarding the planet’s biodiversity.

1) What do you see?:  This is your insight

Cronon’s exploration of the emotional connection to wilderness underscores its potential as a powerful motivator for conservation efforts.

2) Where do you see it?  How is it being done?: This is where you use specific elements from the work to support your insight

Cronon’s critique in “The Trouble with Wilderness” challenges the idealized view of wilderness as pristine and untouched, while acknowledging its emotional resonance in historical and cultural narratives. He suggests that this emotional connection can be harnessed to inspire conservation efforts.

3) Why is this relevant? So What?: This is where you explain why your insight is relevant, where you make an argument about what the work is saying/doing with and through your insight. This is where you push your insight to larger conclusions about the work as a whole.

This insight is relevant in the face of environmental challenges like climate change, as it advocates for a shift towards adaptive management approaches that prioritize both ecological integrity and emotional engagement with nature. By recognizing and leveraging the emotional appeal of wilderness, conservation efforts can become more inclusive and effective in addressing pressing environmental issues.

Final Essay Thesis Proposal

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”People of The Marshes Through ‘The Deep’”

Thesis: In Rivers Solomon’s “The Deep,” mermaids, through the experiences of the Wajinru, are a symbol and representation of the experiences endured by people of color. Through this representation, mermaids are a metaphorical mythical creature that shed light on issues regarding identity and the concept of belonging in a world where existence and agency is often denied to marginalized communities. Solomon’s portrayal of historical connections of the past and present, with the presence of oceanic mythical creatures, amplifies the sense of belonging drawn from understanding and knowing ones history. The themes present in this novel are prevalent to many modern marginalized societies. In this essay, I will focus on the major themes in “The Deep” and how the depiction of these themes through mermaids are a representation of the experiences endured by victims of the Human Rights movement in the village of Chibayish, Iraq between 1968-1988.

Explanation: For our final, I wanted to highlight how themes from Solomon’s “The Deep,” are prevalent today across many different categories. I specifically wanted to focus on how the themes present are symbolic to the experiences of the victims/survivors of the Human Rights movement in Iraq between 1968-1988. I wanted to draw connections between the Wajinru, being descendants of a tragedy, and the aftermath of the Human Rights movement, in which issues of identity, displacement, and a sense of belonging are very much prevalent.