theme

The theme of perception versus reality is portrayed in my book as over consumption.  A specific example would be the tragady of Easter Island.  The members of Easter Island enjoyed making large stone statues called Moai.  The creation of such large statues in great abundancde consumed all of the island's resources before the islanders even realized it.  The once prosperous civilization was destroyed with nothing left but their Moai.  These people precieved that their resources were endless, but in reality their consuption rate was far greater than the recharge rate and their civilization eventually died out.