Jim meditatively compares Nature's savagery to the far greater destructiveness of Man. The Bible contains 13 references to wolves, usually as metaphors for greed and destructiveness. He explored the sources of the destructiveness displayed by much of civilised humanity. The golden cangue symbolizes the destructiveness of the protagonist. This painting shows both the destructiveness and beauty of nature. This is emphasized by Nature's capacity to foil Time's destructiveness. Their use greatly improved the accuracy and destructiveness of raids. According to Elliott, the autobiography produces primarily an impression of "destructiveness and self-destructiveness". During the early years of ranching, cougars were considered on par with wolves in destructiveness. A major theme is that of sex and its destructiveness.