The expression<em> "the map is not the territory", </em>was first said by the Polish scientist, <em>Alfred Korzybski.</em>
It is a metaphor. There is the reality of something (as perceived by the senses).  And there are labels, symbols, abstraction of that reality created by the mind/thought for the sake  of convenience, communication, or to make undersanding easier. We are often looking at maps rather than the territory, without realising it. Mind is an expert at doing this. 
Korzybski held that many people do confuse maps with territories, that is, confuse models of reality with reality itself. In other words, the description of the thing is not the thing itself. The model is not reality.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: the theme of the story is: power, domination, & subjugation into logically compelling denouement
Explanation: BIG BRAIN!!
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The pair of words that BEST describe the author's attitude toward the environment she describes is awe and wonder
Explanation:
The poem "The Song of the Cardinal" by Gene Stratton-Porter is full of descriptive language un embellish every aspect of the environment that is being mention along with the animals that live in there, the swamp where a lot of species that are not the most loved ones are described with great detail as well as the birds around the top of the trees.