Nicholas Wong Mr Kaczorowski Ms Jeong RST 242 3 24 22 Week 2 Packback Discussion I m afraid I ll have to disagree with the statement that America could ve developed its national identity without its natural landscapes People were shifting away from the concept regarding how the wilderness should be avoided and was repulsive because of Romanticism during the 18th and early 19th centuries Americans did greatly appreciate the wilderness by the mid 19th century Nash 2014 A lot of European settlers were fascinated with the New World and the enthusiasm of the wilderness became very attractive as many of the European settlers began to write regarding their journey to the New World An example of one of those European settlers who began to write regarding their journey to the New World was William Byrd II He described the Appalachian Mountains as Ranges of Blue Clouds rising one above another Nash 2014 after initially seeing them Americans perspectives regarding nature started to change due to many influences One of these influences was Romanticism These days there are more tolerant views regarding nature However a lot of people originally planned to conquer the wilderness What made the wilderness more fascinating was how pioneers began to see the wilderness like a chance for adventure and freedom The reason many people initially traveled to the New World was due to the concept of independence that caused a lot of anticipation People began to call the Mississippi River a prince of rivers Which the Nile wasn t even close to being compared Nash 2014 as they became excited of what nature America had Americans thought America s nature if not her culture would command the world s admiration Nash 2014 as they began developing a large sense of pride in the United States America used the sense of wildness and nature to create a sense of nationalism because of nature and the wilderness Reply Post To Junyao Hu Hi Junyao People think about the individuality of American culture along with the available large masses of land and landscape when they think about American culture Part of that individuality is established on the fact many people don t live that close to one another which your post doesn t discuss You do discuss how what provides temporary relief from organized civilization is nature as a perfect environment which is a strong argument in your post The claim that what s considered separate from modern society is nature is true I d have to say the argument regarding the quote you used The New World with its abundance of pathless forests and savages intrigued the Romantic imagination Nash 2014 was a little weak due to not fully backing up how landscapes and nature don t affect culture and identity which I believe was your main argument Overall your post does a pretty good job of addressing the question you came up with Nicholas Wong
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