This paper aims at exploring man's relation to nature in John
Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks. It contrasts the European Americans'
and the American Indians' attitudes towards nature that may justify
their historical conflict.
The research looks at the image of the ideal man represented by the
character of prophet Mohammed (pba) that is dealt with by Imam Ali in
'NahjulBalaghah' .
The research begins by showing the opinion of some philosophers in
man in general and the
ideal man in particular . then , it moves to deal with
'the ideal man' . the idea that occupies most of the research .it studies that in
accordance with a preface which refines the characteristics of Prophet
Mohammed supervened by one of Imam Ali`s speeches in which he mentions
the characteristics of the prophet (pba)to make it abvious the characteristics of
the ideal man or what the expected image of man should be that's all done in a
mere, distinct , technical , linguistic from .
the research sheds alight on man's different deeds and his multi –
aspect elements prevailing the appealing aspects in the speech and the impact
of technical images , the language , the cadence in exposing the image of the
ideal man- the prophet himself making its context and the speech it put within
very clear .
