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Wendell Berry The Loss Of The Future Summary
Wendell Berry is the author of the essay called “The Loss of the Future” which was published over forty years ago and is still prevalent in issues today. “The Loss of the Future” deals with the issues human behavior in the world. Humans do not see the impact their behavior effects the world as a whole, nor do they want to be held accountable for it to change their ways. He expresses the downfall of topics such as power, idealism and the government. He also emphasizes the play on words used today such as ghettos where they are meant to be more than just the negative connotation put on them.
Berry shows that humans are not taking topics seriously such as “War is funny. Sex is surreptitious, omnipresent, consumed only in advertisements. Stupidity
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