Ishmael book report

Ishmael The theoretical perspective I plan to use when evaluating the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is the structural / functionalist perspective because it evaluates the subjects that are valued highly in Ishmael. The structural / functionalist perspective consists of a sociological paradigm that all aspects of social life have different levels that enable everyone within the system to find stability, order and meaning. Ishmael taught me a lot about the way society is and how Takers and Leavers relate to nature and how their knowledge of good and evil affect the future of mankind. In Ishmael, the concept of two different types of people are discussed: Takers and Leavers. The people of the revolutionized world are called Takers, or as we refer to ourselves, civilized. The Leavers are those of all other cultures, who do not see and use the world as we do. We often refer to these people as primitive. Ishmael talks a lot about Mother Culture relating to the Takers and how she is constantly whispering in our ears and teaching us things that we are not even conscious of such as that it is mans job to rule the earth and conquer. Culture refers to the set of values that define for the society what good and evil are, and what is allowed and not allowed. For example, we are not really aware of the fact that everything in our culture is often telling us to conquer the world, to be better, be stronger and take down everything that we perceive to be in our way. Mother Culture has got us accustomed to the idea that man is better than everything else and it is our job to be better and take control. It is among the first values that the culture of the Takers passes along to the younger generation. The lessons taught and learned inevitably lead to extreme damage done to our world. It has become a norm for the takers to act as Gods. These Gods consider it their job to know and decide what lives and dies and what is right and wrong. Differences are not