In Harmony with Nature: Difference between revisions

* In the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]], the Kazarites and Irriol are two races like this. The Kazarites have telepathic and empathic links with animals, and accordingly have a culture greatly concerned with preserving natural eco-systems. This empathy extends to animals beyond Kazar itself, allowing them to aid in the restoration of other, more damaged planets. In [[Star Trek: Mere Anarchy]], their "ecopaths" play a role in the terraforming of central planet Mestiko, which has been heavily damaged by a pulsar. The Irriol are even more In Harmony with Nature, to the point where they are willing to sacrifice their lives to predators if they sense that the ecosphere is better served by their deaths.

* Parodied in ''[[Discworld]]''; the wizards expected Mustrum Ridcully to be a "roams the forests with [[Friend to All Living Things|every beast his brother]]" type, who talked to birds, because he was a wizard who lived in the countryside. He turned out to be a [[Great White Hunter]] who ''shouted'' at birds ("Winged yer, yer bastard!"), but he's still more in harmony with nature than the other wizards, who never leave the city if they can avoid it.

* Dickon in ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' astounds even his family with how happy he is on the moors and how well he gets along with animals. He teaches Mary, Colin, and even Ben Weatherstaff to do the same, though his knack is always the best.

* In ''[[Heidi]]'', Alm-Uncle has many elements of this trope (with the comeuppance that he is not a people person.) Heidi manages to live in harmony with the goats ''and'' [[Friend to All Living Things|charm everyone around her]]. She also suffers in city environments.

* In fact, the vast majority of [[L. M. Montgomery]] heroines possess this trope. [[Anne of Green Gables|Anne asserts that]] she could never be happy someplace that didn't have trees. ''[[Jane of Lantern Hill]]'' blossoms when she moves out to the countryside, is a great gardener, and even before then, had an affinity for the moon. Marigold (from ''Magic for Marigold'') loves nothing better than to roam the hills and shore of Prince Edward Island.

 

* ''Grizzly Adams'' was like this.

* Cody Lundin of ''[[Dual Survival]]'' is another example, trying to live as close to nature as possible and having worn neither long pants, shoes, nor underwear in the last 20 years. However, he's no idiot (the man ''knows'' how to survive in potentially deadly situations) and is willing to compromise in some situations (he'll wear protective footwear in terrait that warrants it, like snowfields and sharp rocks).

 

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