Assertion-- To Disappear Into the Woods

To Disappear Into the Woods was written by Peter Darling, a marketing consultant from California, though, he grew-up in New York. Across the street from his childhood home were woods where he would play. He recalls learning about adaptation in those woods in his essay To Disappear Into the Woods. According to Darling, one must adapt to the woods much like one must adapt to life. He also believes that a person must experience the woods and life to be happy and be "absolutely, completely free."
The woods are a lot like life. Both are full of mystery and beauty. You have to work with the elements given to you in order to survive. The slightest change can cause whole world of differences. For example, if there were no leaves on trees then there would be nothing for insects to eat and that would mean there is no food for small animals to eat. Because of one different element an entire ecosystem would disappear. Life can act similarly.
The woods can also be seen as much more predictable than life, too. In the woods one would find trees, leaves, plants, animals, and insects. In actual real life that Darling is referring to, one can find so much more than the obvious. If life only held obvious, predictable things then there would be no drama to grow from or fun to have or things to learn.
Life can be arguably compared to the woods, however, it can also be seen as much more than simply woods.

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