Eric Choi’s Reviews > A Psalm for the Wild-Built > Status Update

When Dex hears the cricket singing at the end, I think it really symbolizes Dex's enlightenment of nature's significance. Also Dex seems to have achieved his inner peace and finally realized the purpose of human life. I believe the author's real intention was to highlight the essence of nature, even though modern-day people are indifferent to it, and think about the actual purpose of our lives again.

When Dex talks about a soap, it teaches me a lesson to appreciate the surroundings. I feel like in the modern world, everyone is not aware of nature, and some are full of greed. Before we desire or crave something, we should value and appreciate what we have, like our bed, food, and place to live. I think the author hints at respecting the environment.

I felt very odd when Dex believed that robots shouldn't help humans, although they can be seen as similar in some aspects. I think this also shows that coexisting with someone with different beliefs is never wrong, even though it seems wrong. The author shows an indirect respect towards minorities by using 'they' and 'them' for the main character.

I have noticed that the icons between the paragraphs were some kind of leaves, and I believe the author's intent was to show the importance and the significance of nature, which seems ubiquitous in our world. As people gathered on Dex's mat, it was soothing when people relaxed in their own way, portraying how Dex provided comfort to people and the importance of relaxing from the task.

The first chapter gave me the concept that people's ideal utopia might have some flaw, and it is a natural tendency for humans to seek rare items. Crickets were mentioned in this novel, and I think it symbolized the genuineness that contrasts artificiality. It was also interesting how others chose Dex to be non-binary. It might be the author's stance on gender minorities but also trying to immerse every reader's sex.