O'Brien relates to his environment in many different aspects in life. Like a lot of the other authors read in class, O'Brien bases his lifestyle around nature and his heard of buffalo. This is how he makes his living and gets bye in life, and when there seems to be no hope and giving up on his dreams and land, is the best option, O'Brien manages to find a way to get another job and somehow keep his land and heard alive. O'Brien could use his land more efficiently to try and replenish the land that is knocked over and killed by the herd. He does the best he can it said but there has to be other options like trying to plant crops that don't need sufficient nutrients to grow.