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White, de Crevecouer and Bartram all had unique and differing views on nature and ways of portraying their views. I do not think any of the writers are “better”, but I feel that each of them are unique in their own way.

To me, the most interesting of the three to read was Bartram. Bartram had a true and natural enthusiasm for nature and he revealed that in the way he wrote. I felt he was the least knowledgeable of the three, but it did not stop him at all. He really enjoyed his encounters with nature and even put himself in danger with the alligators.

White was a definite scientist. He documented many his encounters with nature and he looked at nature as an experiment. He didn’t seem all that concerned with taking nature out of its environment or altering nature, but he always seemed to have a reason to do it.

De Crevecouer depended on nature, obviously as a farmer, but it almost seemed as if he felt bad at times for using nature to his benefit, like when he ate the egg. De Crevecouer was protective of nature, but realized that sometimes nature needed to be impeded with, such as when he killed the animals to protect his farm.

I feel that Bartram reflects today’s environmental consciousness more than White and de Crevecouer. Bartram enjoyed nature and his passion for it can be seen today in many naturists. But I do feel that White and de Crevecouer both had some characteristics that do reflect today’s environmental consciousness, such as White and his documentation and de Crevecourer and his protection.