If i was writing a paper on the historical context of the book "deliverance" what would be an amazing way to put the introduction

Man has always been the enemy of himself . The same plays true for man to have nature as an enemy. In the novel, deliverance, by James dickey, four men struggle for their lives in the backwoods of the country.they need to stay alive and use their wits to out smart the evil fiends that play a wicked game with them.