This Simian World
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- First published
- 1920
- Pages
- 57
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A Sunday drive along upper Broadway gives Clarence Day a starting point for a comic argument about civilization. Potter sees the crowds as evidence of human failure; the narrator suggests that expectations should allow for our animal ancestry. From this exchange, Day imagines observers judging early species for their chances of ruling the earth. Apes, ants and bees become ways of thinking about chatter, labor, ambition and the habits that survive beneath modern manners.
The later sections bring that speculation into homes, industry and communication. Inventions create fresh chores, political systems grow beyond their makers' wisdom, and the telephone feeds an appetite for constant talk. These short, numbered sections mix humorous comparisons with philosophical reflection, giving familiar claims of progress an awkward animal likeness.
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Book facts
- Author
- Clarence Day
- First published
- 1920
- Reading time
- About 70 minutes
- Pages
- 57
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Satire
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
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- Epistomolus