The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?
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The opening metaphor in this chapter carries through the entire chapter. The author compares the moment when you realize that an inanimate object is animate, such as reaching for a vine and realizing it is a snake, to the realization that the Earth is an animate being as well.
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable