Read/Listen to the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Submit a review / critique of the book considering, at minimum, the following questions: What subject did Ishmael attempt to teach his pupils, and what was the overall importance of teaching this subject to people? Explain. Briefly describe the meaning of each if the following terms as they pertain to the subject Ismael was teaching? “enact” “culture” “story″ “mother culture” According to Ishmael, what are the premises (i.e. worldviews, creation myths, goals, values, and beliefs) of “takers” and “leavers″? What is the ″taker″ culture′s general ″creation myth,″ why does Ishmael describe it as such, and what is the importance of Ishmael′s allegory of the jellyfish insofar as it relates to the way that ″creation myths″ are storied and enacted? Pay particular attention to what Ishmael describes as the ″pinnacle,″ ″climax,″ and ″end product″ of creation myths, and how this impacts the lesson Ishmael is teaching. What lesson is Ishmael teaching when he describes the importance of a “story” that a “culture” “enacts” (refer to the definitions above), and what does he think occurs when a culture begins to tell a different story? According to Ishmael, what is the “price” that “takers” are paying for “progress,” and why does Ishmael describe this so called “progress” as civilization “running toward a cliff’s edge″? What does Ishmael think about ″takers″ propensity to rely on prophets in order to know how to live, and what methodology do Ishmael and his student agree is a better way of understanding what humans need in order to know how live? What is the ″peacekeeping law,″ what is the ″effect″ of this law, who does Ishmael argue ought to obey this law, and why does Ishmael argue the effect of this law is imperative to the health and well-being of the planet? According to Ishmael, from where did the ″creation myth″ in the biblical book of Genesis originate, and how is this important to the lesson Ishmael is teaching his student? What do you think of this retelling of the story? In your opinion, without man is there hope for gorilla? Without gorilla, is there hope for man? Explain.

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