As it met the water, he said, “It made a difference for that one. Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”Īt this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. Coming from a series of essays entitled The Star Thrower, is a short piece of fiction (and then maybe not.) The Dance of the Frogs. Easter : the isle of faces The dance of the frogs The hidden teacher The fifth planet The last Neanderthal. “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” asked the somewhat startled wise man. Main Author: Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977. The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.” He came closer still and called out “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?” The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. This is the first in a series I’m doing wherein I discuss why a particular piece of writing works for me, aka, this author’s work taught me something about writing, encouraged me to be a better writer, engaged me, captivated me, educated me, et cetera. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so he walked faster to catch up.Īs he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. I do not quite know why I should be thinking of birds over the New York Timer at breakfast, particularly the birds of my youth. Why It Works for Me Loren Eiseley’s The Dance of the Frogs. of a biologist who ' dances ' with frogs ( ' The Dance of the Frogs, ' ST, 106-15 ) or an. I highly recommend that anyone interested in religion, science, or simply a fan of this author’s works read it. Loren Eiseley and the Critique of Science Mary Ellen Pitts. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. A story on Native American culture mixed with a story from Eiseley’s life, which incorporates an entirely different story of another person’s life, The Dance Of the Frogs is a complex but informative and entertaining essay. She was closer to my age, and her epiphanies along a creek, in the company of frogs and muskrats and monarch butterflies, were dark enough to suit my own take on evolution. I understood that Loren had been an inspiration for her own writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. long to develop a taste for Eiseley and why I needed him now. Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. Adapted from “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley (1907-1977)
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