Naturalist
As written by author Edward O. Wilson As my first introduction into the memoir genre of literature, Naturalist was grand in its content, interesting, and thought provoking. The combination of anecdotes of early childhood and the complexity of bio-classification and biochemistry is an exhilarating workout of emotions and mind. As much as the entirety of the book was enjoying, the most enthralling, by far, was the tales of adventure in the stages of his early childhood. I was able to relate to his journeys because I too explored the tidal regions of the Gulf coast in Perdido Bay. Any person in the world can think back to their childhood and empathize with the emotions of excitement of the unknown that Wilson had. This touched me on an emotional leve
Not as exciting as they very first part, but interesting in its own right was Wilson's adventures in classification. It is a great book for anyone who has ever been a curious kid or a passionate worker. Not only do you get to know the character and his hard-working values, but also you understand his passions. The discovery of a new species that will be recognized around the world would be an achievement to be attained over a lifetime, and for Wilson to find it at such an early age shows his skill and determination towards his passion of biology. The mood is broken and the content soon becomes repetitive. Overall, it was refreshing to find such a unique book. I found it extremely interesting to be taken through the process and techniques of the capture and classify system of biological classification, and to see the ultimate results of it only vindicates the purpose further. I found it fascinating that he found a new species of ant. The situations that were most intriguing were the incident with the pinfish skewering his eye and the crocodile attack on his inspiration and colleague, Philip Jackson Darlington. It was obvious, by looking at these childhood memories of Wilson's, that he would grow up to be a scientist, more specifically a biologist. The complexity of the section was difficult to understand through the repetition leaving only a dull taste for the entire section.
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