3. Escapism -from American problems 4 Interest in external nature- for itself, for beauty a, Nature as source for the knowledge of the primitive ■b. Nature as refuge c Nature as revelation of god to the individual◼ 3. Escapism - from American problems. ◼ 4. Interest in external nature - for itself, for beauty: ◼ a. Nature as source for the knowledge of the primitive. ◼ b. Nature as refuge. ◼ c. Nature as revelation of God to the individual