Percy

In the essay written by Walter Percy titled The Loss of Creature (588-603) he states the quote “we had the whole place to ourselves”. This quote to Percy means that people like to experience sights and sounds by themselves rather than with a huge group. Percy was trying to explain that people enjoy their solitude while watching something breathtaking because the experience belongs to them at the specific time and nobody else, and it feels special and unique. This view however neglects to mention the second part of human nature that requires the presence of other humans because as much as some people claim to hate other people, they still most likely want at least some form of companionship so they can share at least some part of their life with others .


Many quotes in the essay refer back to this idea of solitude. For example, earlier in the text Percy says: “The problem is to find an unspoiled place...