I mean, if they're so much like humans, does their...fur...er....uh....hair grow long like a person's?
Surely it must get in their eyes?
Or do monkeys like it when it blows out behind them with the gentle breeze in the evenings?
Maybe monkeys don't need haircuts. Maybe, for monkeys, long...fur/hair is fashionable.
Like this little guy.
Best Haircut of Little Monkey. N.d. Google Images. Amusingtime.com. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
Then there are times when humans (who look like a gorilla of a person) need a haircut, no matter how monkey-like they may look.
While I was reading The monkey Wrench Gang, I would say that I have a few questions for Edward Abbey.
if I ever met him, I think I would ask him a few questions about his characters themselves.
Firstly, how did he come up with these characters? Was it a spur of them moment kind of thing, or did he see some weird people that he thought might act as eco-terrorists?
The little group that he put together certainly wouldn't look like the type of people to be eco-terrorists, so what made him think of them like that?
Usually an old doctor with a young girlfriend wouldn't have a hobby of burning billboards, or a war veteran wouldn't care much about bare deserts. Yet, the characters he chose all passionately care for their environment despite their looks.
Secondly, is Hayduke ever going to get a haircut? I mean, I'm more than half way through the book and he hasn't done a single thing to look more like a human. In my mind, Hayduke looks more like like bigfoot than a normal man. If you're committing crimes, wouldn't you want to look unsuspicious.
If you put Seldom Seen and Hayduke side by side and had to guess which one was more likely to be an eco-terrorist, who wouldn't choose Hayduke?
I remember them mentioning a haircut for Hayduke so that he could sneak into a business, but no one has even lifted a finger to go through with that idea.
I'm waiting for the day that bushy beard of his gets shaved off, I really am.
Lastly, what does Bonnie see this whole adventure as? As I read, it seems like Bonnie is only doing this entire thing for fun.
She actually says "I'm bored" to herself at one point in the book, so does she think of this as something fun to pass the time?
Even before it all started, she only burned billboards down because Dr. Sarvis liked to and she wanted to be with him.
Every single character in the book has expressed their huge love for the environment except for her. She seems to be portrayed as someone who likes having things pretty natural, but she wouldn't have come up with the idea of bombing bridges on her own. I wonder how much she really wants to do all of this, and if it's for the environment, or for fun?
If I had to recommend this book to someone, I would definitely say it's a good book. The story is fun to go along with and it gives the reader a way to see things from a different perspective. It has enough problem solving to keep the reader's mind active, but there are moments where your mind can just go along for a fun goose chase without having to think too hard. It's a good story that is fun to read, but it has a splash of reality thrown in to keep the reader thinking. Altogether it's a great book and I think a lot of people would have fun reading it.
Even though the story is good, however, the reader would have to be okay with harsher language. Our monkey-boy, Hayduke, happens to have a very foul mouth. His speech has at least one cuss in every sentence he spits out and his way of thinking can be...on the harsher side.
The book doesn't seem to be directed at a younger audience, but instead seems to be for young adults to adults that can handle crude language and ideas.
Even with the slightly explicit ideas, the book is still good and I am thoroughly enjoying the book the more I read.
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