It is difficult to know where to begin when writing about Wendell Berry. Berry comes from a very different culture than I. He grew up on a farm in Kentucky, while I come from a suburb outside Washington, D.C. The town that I am from is a perfect example of the consumerism that Berry laments in his writings. When often times people’s houses are bigger than their yards, it is easy to see how consumerism is damaging the environment. Berry is correct in that we must all change our attitudes towards the Earth and each other if climate damage, war, and racial prejudice are to be averted. Berry says that the way to resolve these issues is to focus on ones household, and consider the consequences that all of our actions have on our own household. However, most people will not change their ways until these issues begin to affect them on a personal level.
In Wendell Berry’s “Think Little,” Berry claims that if we are to change our ways, these changes will be enacted by thinking......
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