Mike, youre twisted. And to Elliot, that's what I talked about in my first post! It's crazy to think that we live in the society that we live in while there are natives in other parts of the world that are completely secluded from our way of life. In the book, its bizarre to read about the New Guinea natives because their lifestyle seems so alien. For example, the way the dress (or lack of clothing I guess...) and their obsession with war seems so ancient. The chapter about the native lifestyle and how they were always starting wars as a ritual, and they cut of girls' fingers, doesn't even compare to the western world. It's do sad to think that, however "barbaric" and uncivilized the natives may have been, that the western world was bound to corrupt them.Shangri-La was a secluded valley and the people were protected from the western world. It's disheartening to think about how people felt the need to intrude on their lives just because they felt that they needed to be saved or helped.