This undergraduate level paper is an examination of the novel Ishmael from an economic perspective. It observes that the title character is singularly able to provide a perspective of our past and our future in the form of a telepathic Gorilla. From an economic perspective, the book demonstrates that our past is leading us inexorably toward total global destruction through our economic practices that have developed over the past several centuries. It concludes that the author's intent is to develop a sense of urgency in his readers about the necessity to abandon our society and recreate one which actually functions on more than an economic level. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
