“What’s produced the aeroplane is not so much a desire to fly as a rebellion against the tyranny of time and space.” (page 14)
I believe Northrop Frye is saying that the human mind was not set on flying as so much as to be able to travel from one location to another location faster. Humans did not build airplanes in order to fly among the birds or because someone dreamed about it. It was because man kind wanted to be able to travel more efficently. I agree with Northrop Frye because although man kind creates new inventions and creations, they are all to better humans lives and make life on them easier, and more efficent so humans have more time for other important activities in their lives that are going on. This effects humans because the more efficent we can be the more time we have to do what we enjoy most. This is related to McCullough's "The Love of Learning" because both are saying as either there focal point or as a side point that learning is endless and you will never know everything.
I enjoyed how you explained the reasoning behind why the airplane was invented, I agree how it's significance was to make people's lives easier to travel.
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