Giants in the Earth Man and the Natural World Quotes

When the cows all go missing, Tönseten relays the message that the female cows have probably run off to look for a bull. The humans think this is silly, but at the end of the day, nature still reigns supreme in the world of animal urges.

Beret is pretty convinced that Dakota has nothing to offer them but a "wind-swept void." Or in other words, it's simply not a suitable place for human life to exist in. Even the Native Americans only come to this land when they're on their way somewhere else.

Beret thinks that the vast abyss of the prairies ultimately brings out the worst in people. Without civilization, there's no way for people to stick to traditional morals.