The novel "An Imaginary Life" by David Malouf and the poem "The Solitary Reaper" by William Wordsworth both depict the natural world and relationships between humanity and nature. Malouf and Wordsworth have both captured the natural world in their writings and show similar and differing understandings and opinions of aspects of the natural world. These include aspects such as spirituality, isolation and urbanisation. Malouf's description of the natural world is a great deal more 'wild' …showed first 75 words of 1518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1518 total…Then there is adulthood, where spirituality is understood and embraced within nature. Death follows the understanding of nature's significance to spirituality and the eternal life looking down on nature. Both Wordsworth and Malouf have unique interpretations and relationships with nature. They both capture similar elements of the natural world in their work and at the same time also show many ways in which a person can relate to, learn from, and understand the natural world.