At the beginning of the Novel Tony Horwitz talks of his travel through the Empty Quarter. He talks of vast desert with nothing in sight except a few signs to guide him along the narrow road. He further referenced that a while ago, people used to navigate this desert by looking at the constellations. Now the constellations are not the stars buT Oil. Oil is what navigates this country, it is what supports them. When Tony Horwitz speaks of Oil as constellations, he is referring to the Arabic society. He is referencing to what is the guide of that society. Oil is the driving force in their economy. Oil is what keeps them going, it is one of the main reasons for hostility, corruption, and greed in that society. It is what makes them powerful because country's like the U.S thrive off of Oil. They can set any price they want and we have to pay it, because they are the main source. The inflation is what causes the friction between our country and that of the middle east. And the corruption and power struggle is what causes the friction among the middle east.
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