Ishmael

Daniel Quinn's book, Ishmael is a book like no other I have read. The author is actually trying to tell you something important and does this in a very special way. He starts the book with a quote that already grabs you attention, "TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person." Pg 4. This is how the author gets to you and starts telling you his thoughts. I think that he wrote this book to say what he thinks about humanity in the past, present and future. Here is when he introduces Ishmael, the gorilla.

In my point of view Ishmael is the author and it's the way he approeaches the reader. This gorilla is very wise and knows things about humans that are certainly true and that explain why man kind is the way it is. The book has 2 characters, Ishmael and the narrator of the story, which is Ishmael's student. During the book they show all of their classes and their dialouge. In this way Ishmael isn't only teaching the man in the book, he teaches the reader everything. Ishmael says things about humans that really get you to think and ask yourself the question of "how things came to be this way?" Under my point of view, the fact of Ishmael being a gorilla mekes it easier for you to understand he is teaching you something about humans. Being half way into the book, this is what I have seen and hope to finish reading it soon.