In other words, he used the natural world to justify social order. Environmental historian Richard White made connection between nature-based Disney films and Americans' social order at a Nov. 16 lecture at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Humans destroy the natural harmony.
Disney movies are a social commentary, White said, adding that was only partially purposeful on Disney's part. He said there is a focus on the visual and the atmosphere of the movies, rather than the plot. White researched over a period of five years, while teaching at the University of Washington. He is now a full professor of Western American History at Stanford, since 1998. While he maintained talking with toddlers is not easy, White said they gave him some valuable insight.