Ismael quinn5/31/2023 Thus, Ishmael helps the narrator see the next part of the story: man was put on Earth to rule it, and to do so he had to conquer it. Ishmael is impressed with the narrator's ability to distinguish this part of the story, but he pushes the narrator to continue: so why must man do this? What's the purpose of rising above the other animals? Ishmael has the narrator imagine an Earth without humans on it the narrator imagines a wild jungle and admits he'd be reluctant to live in such a world as he'd be at the mercy of fierce predators. But, for humankind to achieve its destiny, it had to discover agriculture, which provided it with the means of staying in one place and developing civilization and technology. He says the middle of the story is humankind's time as hunter-gatherers, a time when they were living much as other animals do. The narrator returns to Ishmael's office ready to explain the middle and end of the story of Taker culture.
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