ABSTRACT
I conclude this book by considering a recent example of humankind’s lost sense of reciprocity with nature, as is evidenced in the developing relationship between the industrialization of food growth and patenting of parts of nature. I demonstrate that Nin’s diaries are an important example of an exploration of the depth and range of the ecology of a female self. For Nin, eco-minded writing was a way to recognize life as a sacred transaction connected to a living organism, including non-human nature. I argue that it is often in risking the personal through earth-mother sensibilities that eco-minded writing can be used as a tool to build communitas.
