Based on what I know about Wordsworth from reading his written works and hearing lectures about his life in various classes, the man loved his nature. He hasd concepts about religion that were frowned upon by the church during his life and career as an author. It is obvious that Rousseau's Discourse reflects many of Wordsworth's idea's about nature and the relationship that is ideal between man and the world. Both visionaries seem to agree upon the idea of the necessity of a bond and relationship between person and nature, particularly of the dependency man has on nature in the realm of spirituality.
Or something... like that.
To take this a step further I would argue that the Na'vi go along with this; they have a bond/relationship with nature. They also have the dependency on the tree (it's like their life force) like Grace tried to explain to the general before destroying it. It is also applicable to our everyday life because we need to have respect/a relationship with nature because we are so dependent on the world and its resources.
ReplyDeleteThe 'or something like that' I'd add is that both his 'Nature' and his 'Religion' are constructions from the same 'structure of feeling.' Nobody SAW like that or BELIEVED like that before these ideas took shape.
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