In the bible, Ishmael was the son of Abram and his wife's servant, Hagar. Hagar was pregnant with Abram's son and grew to despise her mistress, Sarai. Hagar ran away from her mistress, but in doing so, was stopped by an angel. The angel said to Hagar, "And you will have a son. / You shall name him Ishmael, /for the Lord had heard your misery. /He will be a wild donkey of a man; / his …showed first 75 words of 699 total…

…showed last 75 words of 699 total…three concepts in Ishmael by Daniel Quinn should be recognized. These concepts are diversity, Mother Culture, and captivity. Ishmael taught these concepts, among others, so that man could realize what he was doing to the earth and to prevent catastrophe. It is up to Ishmael's students to teach others about these concepts so that man might still have a chance at saving the world. After all, with gorilla gone, will there be hope for man?