Annie Dillards essay conveys the message that we should live more carefree. She believes we should change our lifestyle and live in the way a weasel does. As she is observing the weasel she develops an admiration for the weasels way of life. As she mentions, The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice& She enjoys the thought of going through life wild and careless like the weasel. Dillard sees the wild weasel as having the freedom to live carelessly and solely by necessity; whereas the way humans choose to live can identify necessarily with material things. In one passage Dillard describes the neighborhood in which she found the weasel. She refers to the suburbs as, a remarkable piece of shallowness. Reading this made me think of how superficial things appear on the outside and how materialistic people can become. We dont need many of the things we cons
ider necessary in order to survive
I see her argument as a way to make our choices disappear and live without prejudice. She states, I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. She is on the hunt to feel alive. As humans, we debate and calculate every move we make. The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons. Every action of ours has consequences, while weasels simply act without having their actions premeditated. We live our lives with caution, afraid of taking risks. Dillard believes that we might learn something of mindlessness.. This way of life would allow her to not make choices and would make her feel liberated. Living a life free of consequences from our bad decisions sounds like an amazing way to live and animals dont have to face these daily challenges, allowing them to be free.