Saturday, December 21, 2019

The Inevitability Of Aging Is An Unstoppable Force

The inevitability of aging is an unstoppable force similar to nature’s infinite, kinetic power. While experiences galvanize the progression toward maturation, reflection and introspection also bring a sense of elevated knowledge to an individual. Therefore, memory infinitely creates concepts just as nature will grow unchecked if not tamed. Once More to the Lake written in 1941, E.B. White. His essay is easily readable, and his diction is simplistic. His descriptions and imagery include White s past and present memories. The narration is first person through the eyes and voice of the author. On the other hand, White s theme is more illusive. This retrospection allows the reader to slip behind the wall of time and memories to watch a son and father enjoy the America dream, a vacation.Reflecting on childhood memories, the author recalls a trip back to the place where he had spent summer vacations with his parents and siblings. This event, both pleasurable and melancholy, challenges White to look back at his relationship with his own father. Now that he has returned, White realizes that some things do not vary, and other things a person cannot stop from changing. He and his son stay in the same cabin near the same dock on the same lake as White had done in his childhood. Over and again, the author comments that there has been no years gone by. Apparently, he felt that he had traveled back in time; and though several decades had passed, everything was the same. Often,

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