Muir's use of language makes us understand how he experienced this adventure. As long as he had some bread to eat, nothing else was really important or worthy of concern. By using such descriptive language we identify his spiritual connection with nature and the events that take place in it as something wonderful.
I disagree because if you cut off ties from your culture and your past, you're only setting yourself up for failure. You are prone to make the same mistakes again. The past helps shape your future.
