The human race is believed to be at the pinacle of developement. We have reahed the top of the mountain of success and evolution; we have surely surpassed the wild animal. We have evolved past the primal use of insticts to the utilization of reason and intelect. There are times in the course of a human’s life however, in war for instance, where all reason and intelect is compromised and men revert back to …showed first 75 words of 1470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1470 total…autopilot, Willard is awake. He is aware. It is true that when presented with extreme hardship most men will shut down and revert back to animal instinct, but there are a few among us who can look danger in the face and “...[see] clearly what there is to be done and [do] it - directly, quickly, awake, looking at it.” Willard is the maintains human reason, he utilizes his intelect. Willard overcomes the animal instinct.