In chapter eleven, we learn more about the leavers and the benefits of the agricultural revolution, through a dialogue between Ishmael and the pupil. As I learned more and more of the leavers several thoughts came to my mind, I started to realize that I've always thought the leavers were un-civilized ”And so he has to stay on that treadmill forever, forever one step behind his prey and one step ahead of his enemies”(pg 220),it all depends on point of view. This chapter made me recognize a mistake that I always make, which is that I don’t take in consideration that in a story there are always going to be two points of view.
In page 224 the pupil tries to explain Ishmael that living as leaver is a wrong thing, when there happens to be no deer to hunt the leavers look for something else, the takers instead can mange to always find deer. “And this is why we lead shameful lives Bwana? This is why we should set aside a life we love and go to work in one of your factories? Because we eat rabbits when it happens that no deer presents itself to us?” (Pg.224). this proves exactly what I am saying, for a leaver when there is no deer, they you look for another thing, because they cant control deer. In his way of thought this the right way to live, but for the takers it is wrong to live like that.
Which point of view is the right one? Should we live life as leavers or as takers? Leave all to destiny or should we control it? Maybe, if mix the both points of view will it be a better way to live? But now it all depends to us.
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