The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (2003 by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn) puts forth that idea. I'd say (without knowing what your profession is, and not intending to insult you) that those two probably know what they are talking about more than me or you.
Even just a little searching on the web for critiques and analysis and reviews of the original novel will find you many sources discussing the environmental/ecological issues.
And if you look back at the book, as well as the other books, you will see that the over-mining of the spice disrupts the life-cycle of the worms, from whom the spice comes. Not to mention the impact that the Fremen's dream of making Arrakis into a wet world will have on the sandworms.
Sorry buddy, I have to disagree with you. The environmental theme IS there. For some reason, you just aren't seeing it.
Even just a little searching on the web for critiques and analysis and reviews of the original novel will find you many sources discussing the environmental/ecological issues.
And if you look back at the book, as well as the other books, you will see that the over-mining of the spice disrupts the life-cycle of the worms, from whom the spice comes. Not to mention the impact that the Fremen's dream of making Arrakis into a wet world will have on the sandworms.
Sorry buddy, I have to disagree with you. The environmental theme IS there. For some reason, you just aren't seeing it.
But wiki article aside I don't think describing a complex ecology rises to the level of have environmentalism as a major theme of the story. The fact that I see no evidence of unintended consequences from the over use of the resource makes me doubt it was a major theme for Herbert but hey everyone takes something different away from a good story.
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This message last edited by imlad on 09/10/2009 at 04:44:37 PM
Why should I read "Dune"?
- 04/10/2009 01:23:46 AM
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The movie is vastly different from the book
- 04/10/2009 02:58:04 AM
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The movie was terrible.
- 04/10/2009 01:07:00 PM
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The worst part was, Herbert actually had a major role in writing the script
- 05/10/2009 06:22:42 PM
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because it was about the limits of power and the danger of religious fanatics
- 05/10/2009 06:14:03 PM
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not just the Middle East (plus other thoughts)
- 05/10/2009 06:30:14 PM
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Dune is pretty clearly inspired by Islam and the Arab world.
- 05/10/2009 07:24:00 PM
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I didn't say that the book dealt directly with America
- 06/10/2009 05:11:12 PM
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How very clever and relevant to the discussion of whether or not the OP should read Dune!
- 06/10/2009 09:24:17 PM
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I didn't see much about environmental impact
- 07/10/2009 06:10:05 PM
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I'm not the first to point out the environmental themes
- 08/10/2009 03:18:58 PM
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I guess if you want to squint hard enough you can see it
- 08/10/2009 07:24:26 PM
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it wasn't JUST that wiki article
- 09/10/2009 04:43:17 PM
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Meh.
- 05/10/2009 07:45:14 PM
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It gets better in the second half, i love the first part though *NM*
- 07/10/2009 07:41:07 AM
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