What’s interesting about these chapters is that Abbey indicates his loneliness. Until this point in the book, Abbey discussed how the lack of humanity in the desert is a good thing and how his time spent in the desert is, in a sense, a vacation from having to deal with people. One fact that few readers know about Abbey and his stays in the desert is that Abbey had a wife and child at home in Albuquerque while he remained out of contact and alone in the desert for months.
To better answer some of the following questions, read the first two pages of the excerpt from Dr. James Cahalan’s book, Edward Abbey: A Life for a more detailed analysis of Abbey’s time spent in the desert and how Desert Solitaire came to be.
Does Abbey’s tone support an attitude of concern for his responsibilities at home? Why do you think Abbey left his wife and child (every year) for a low-paying job that kept him away from home for months at a time? Does Abbey show signs of regretting leaving home to live in the desert for a portion of the year? Use textual evidence to support your responses.
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