"Heaven and Earth In Jest"

Opposites

Life is full of mystery. People, animals, and nature have these mysterious characteristics that are strange and unknown to anyone. The universe is composed of so many beautiful things, but at the same time these beautiful wonders can also be the most violent and unpleasant.
LeGuin and Dillard wrote of “opposites”, one dealing with man and his psychological structure, and the other, with nature and everything in it. Both authors start their essays with a story to help understand their thesis, and then they begin to explain and support their ideas. In Heaven and Earth In Jest, Dillard uses more of a comparison approach to help the reader better understand her thesis. For example, she wrote, “And some mornings I’d wake in daylight to find my body covered with paw prints in blood: I looked as though I’d been painted wit...