He noted the discoveries of "representations and images of nature in arts and letters, how these changed and what they reveal about people and societies.” People were turning on each other. Fathers leaving their families, husbands abandoning their wives, men fighting daily to achieve the biggest result and the biggest demand. What were once sacred places for Aboriginal tribes have become trampled garbage dumps. Potholes, sparse grass, snagged tents and unturned earth creating further separation between white and indigenous society.