The Broken Globe

Man is a product of his environment. This has held true since the beginning of man's existence. In the short story "The Broken Globe" by Henry Kreisel, it especially holds true. Man's beliefs can be attributed to the environment around them. The protagonist in this story, Nick Solchuk, grew up in an uneducated farming environment. Yet, he fought off his father's attempts to cantain him within that environment. Nick would sneak off to school, against …

…very possible that Nick could have been a religious farmer, and his father a successful geophysicist. The environment around them is strongly associated with Man's belief system. Nick Solchuk found a better life through the use of his new environment. His father lived out the life his son was destined to live, had he not found the new environment. In many ways environment impacts the life man leads, as illustrated so well in this story.