Worksofliteratureareoftenjuxtaposedtooneanotherinanefforttobetterunderstandeachworkincomparison totheother;thisisnoexception.Thethemesoftheshortstories"OnceMoreBytheLake"byE.B.Whiteand "StoneSoup"byBarbaraKingsolverwillbecomparedaswellascontrasted"OnceMoreBytheLake"isashort storyaboutamanwhoisvisitinghischildhoodlakehousewithhissonandisslowlybeginningtorealizethathe unwittinglytransitionedfromsontofatherandhasnow...
OnceMoreToTheLake
theessay,"OnceMoreToTheLake"theauthorEBWhitetriestolinkhispresentlifewithhispastlifewhenhe wasachildwhileintheessay,"ShootingAnElephant"theauthorGeorgeOrwellemphasizestheuniversal experienceofgoingagainstone'sownhumanity[P1]Inthefirstessay,"OnceMoreToTheLake"theauthor startsoffwithafathertalkingabouthisexperienceswhenhewentforcampingwithhisfathertoalakeinMaine. Theauthor'sfamilyusedtovisitthislakeeverysummer
OnceMoreOfTheLake
"OnceMoretotheLake"isashortessaywrittenbyE.B.WhiteforhiscolumnintheNewYorker,OneMan's Meat."OnceMoretotheLake"isastoryaboutafatherwhoistakinghissontohischildhoodvacationspot.On thetrip,thefatherfindshimselfinsidethememoriesofhispastThroughoutthetrip,thefatherfindsdifferencesin thelakefromwhenhewasachild.WhilemuchofE.B.White'sessayissetinthepresent,theauthorexploreshis ownmortalityashelooksbothtothepast
ComparisonOfOnceMoreByTheLakeAndOnceMoreByTheLake
UponreadingE.B.White'sOncemoretotheLake,thegeneralpresumptionIhadwasthatthearticleprovideda deeplookatparentalrelations,butuponmyperpetuatedreadingandresearch,Ihaveconcludedthatithasmuch moretooffer.Thesocialcommentaryenhancestheessaygreatly,whichincludesanintricatenarrativeandtonsof biographicalcontentonitsfamedauthor,EBWhiteWhiteconstantlyexploresthethemeoftime,butalso developsathemeontheideaofholdingontomemories...
OnceMoreOfTheLakeBy.White
"OnceMoretotheLake"isanessaythatwaspublishedinHarper'sMagazinein1941byauthorEBWhiteThe authortellsthestorythroughafirst-personpointofviewanddescribeshisexperienceatalakefrontcampin Maine.TheessayshowsWhitegoingthroughaninternalconflictbetweenperceivingthelakeandactingashedid asachildandobservingthelakeandactingasanadultWhite'sexperienceandviewsasanadultalmostseem identicaltohisexperienceasachilduntilitiseffected...
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLake
"OnceMoretotheLake,"byEBWhiteisashortstorythatprovokesreflectionbyexploringfamilialrelationships andhumanrelationtotime.Itnarratesthetaleofamanwhospenthischildhoodsummerswithhisfamilyata rentedlakepropertyinMaineAfteryearsapartfromthesacredplace,hedecidestoreturnwithhissonTothe narrator'srelief,thelakeanditssurroundingsappeartobethesame,atleastonthesurfaceHowever,heoverlooks thedecadesthathavepassedandrefuses...
OnceMoreToTheLake
"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.B.Whiteisaboutamanwhodecidestotakehissononthefamilyvacationtothe lakehetookwithhisfatherwhenhewasachild.Duringtheessay,theauthorreminiscesonhistripstothelake duringhisyouthandtellsthereaderabouthowthingshavechangedTheauthoruseswonderfuldetailandatsome pointsintheessayfeelsasifheisaboyagainstandinginhisson'splacewithhisfathernexttohim.Theauthor showsthereadersheisamanwhoenjoys
OnceMoreToTheLakeComparison
Manypeople,afterreading"TheDeathoftheMoth"byVirginiaWoolfor"OnceMoretotheLake,"wouldgetthe generalideathatbothessaysareaboutdeathHowever,itisapparenttomethatbothworksarereallyan illustrationofthesignificanceoflife,buteachessayaccomplishesthisinadifferentway.Iaimtoshowhowthese twoessaysarealikebycomparingtheirsimilarthemeof"carpediem"aswellassomestylisticchoices.Isay "carpediem"because,tome,theessaysconveythemessage
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLake
Inhisessay"OnceMoretotheLake,"authorE.B.Whitereflectsonexperienceshehashadthroughouthislifeata familyvacationspotAlthoughhewritestheessayasanadult,hefocusesonmanychildhoodexperienceswithhis fatheratthelake,comparingthemtoexperiencesheishavingatsamelakewithhisson.Whitebeginsbyrecalling hisfirsttimeatthelakeHeexaminesthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwogenerationsoflake experiencesthroughrhetoricaltechniquesin...
OnceMoreToTheLakeEssay
"PuttingDaddyOn"and"OnceMoretotheLake"Bothauthorsaretalkingaboutgenerationshift,family relationshipandthetimechange.BothnarratorshaveconfuseIntheessay"OnceMoretotheLake"bytheauthor EBWhite,tellsastoryaboutthedadandthesonEverysummer,theywillgotothelakeforfishingAftermany yearshadpassed,thesongrowsup.Hegothiswifeandhisson.Nowheisthedadwhotakethehissontothe lake.Whentheyarrivedtothelake,thefather...
OnceMoreToTheLakeAnalysis
OnceMoreToTheLakebyEBWhitefeaturesstylisticandrhetoricalstrategiessuchasliterarytoneand flashbacks.ThroughtheuseofWhite'sflashbackstohisearlierchildhoodatthelake,theliterarytoneofnostalgia andreminiscentsentimentissetThenostalgicattitudeoftheworkcontributestotheheartfelttoneofthepieceas Whitetransportstheaudiencetoameaningfultimeinhislife.Furthermore,theuseofthevariousflashbackshelps Whiterelatehischildhoodtohischild
OnceMoreToTheLakeSummary
ReadingResponseOncemoretothelake"Oncemoretothelake"isanessaywrittenbyE.B.Whitein1941.This isanessayaboutWhite'schildhoodmemoryandmortality.Whitebegintheessaybyrecallingthememorywhich heandhisfamilywenttoalakeforasummervacationYearslater,Whiterevisitedthelakewithhisson,and startedtorememberthemomentswithhisfather.Hestartedtogothroughthedetailsofhischildhoodvacationand feltlikehissonwasnowexperiencingthesameexperiences
OnceMoreToTheLakeEssay
alsocontributedtotheNewYorkerMagazineandwasaco-writerofEnglishlanguagestyleguideTheElements ofStyleThroughthisstory,OnceMoretotheLakeisareflectionofWhite'schildhoodmemoriesthatheisnow sharingwithhissonsandweseehowthistriptothelakemeanseverythingtohim.Thisstoryisbasedonhow white'sfathertookhimtothelakethatisjustoutsideofthecity
OnceMoreToTheLakeAnalysis
InWhite'sconclusionofOnceMoretotheLakeheendedonanabruptnote.SomereadersfeelWhitehasruined hisessaywiththeconcludingparagraphThewayhefinishedtheessaydidnotdestroyit,butinsteadgavethe essayatragicallybeautifulmeaningThelastparagraphoftheessayWhite'sessayshowshisrealizationofreality andmortality.Heseeshimselfinhisson,aswellasseeinghisfatherinhimself.Theessayfocusesonalostsense oftime"thosesummershadbeeninfinitely
OnceMoreToTheLakeSummary
E.B.White'sessay"OnceMoreToTheLake"describestheauthor'smemoriesofchildhoodvacationsatalakein MaineInthisessayWhiterecallsalatertriptothelakewithhissonIntheweektheyaretheretheygo swimming,fishing,canoeingandtheytaketheirmealsfromafarmhouse.Theessayhasseveralprominentthemes: rolereversal,changeintechnology,andtheimportanceofhumanmemory.Bytheendofthisessay,Whitecomes toanunderstandingofhisownmortalityÂÂÂWhite'suse
OnceMoreToTheLakeAnalysis
Theshortstory,OnceMoretotheLake,isaboutafatherwhotakeshissononacampingtriptoalakeinMaine Thefatherseesthatthecampisexactlyhowheremembersitashegoesthroughtimeofreminiscence.Ashegoes backtonostalgicmemories,hesees,throughhisson,thatthecampisthesameaswhenhewasachild;however, histimeatthecamprevealsthetruemeaningofwhattimeis.Timeisacontinuingprocessofthepast,present,and futureWhenthefatherfinallygoes
LiteraryAnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLake
LiteraryAnalysis:"OnceMoretotheLake"and"Forgetfulness"Thepoem"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollinsand thepassage"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.BWhite,bothusedevicestodevelopasimilarthemeoftime.The poem"Forgetfulness"usesfigurativelanguageanddescribingwordstodevelopathemeofforgetfulness,while "OnceMoretotheLake"usesflashbacksandsensorydetailstodevelopathemeofacceptingaging.Inthepassage "OnceMoretotheLake",amanstruggleswithhisidentity
ThemeOfChangeInOnceMoreToTheLake
thatshecouldneverdowellinschool,asshealwaysgotpoormarks.Butoncesheputhermindtogettinggood gradesandspentmoretimestudying,shebegantoperformbetterinherexamsByfocusingonimprovingher gradesratherthandoubtingherself,itcreatedachangeinherperformance.Thisgoestoprovethatchangeis possibleovertimewhenitiscoupledwithsincereaction.Similarlyto,"OnceMoretotheLake,"byE.BWhite and"Forgetfulness,"byBillyCollinstheauthorsbothuse
OnceMoreToTheLakeSummary
Inthearticletitled"OnceMoreToTheLake"byWhite,myfirstimpressionwhenIreachedthelinewherethe author'stonechangedattheendoftheessaythatsays,"chillofdeath"wasdisturbingReasonwhyisbecause,I'm thinkingthesamethingauthorencounteredwithhisownfatheragenerationbeforewouldrepeatitself.The experiencememoryofhisfatherandhisowndeathvibratesthroughhisbody,thesemadeauthorsaid,"chillof death."Readingthroughtheessaywasentertainingasauthor...
RhetoricalAnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLake
NoahNievesDriverEngl101October12,2014RhetoricalStrategiesin"OnceMoretotheLake"In"OnceMore totheLake,"E.B.WhitetakesatripdownmemorylanewhenhetakeshissontothesamelakeWhite'sfather tookhimtoHavingnotvisitedthelakeinyears,WhiteisunsureofwhathewillfindwhenreturningUponfirst glance,Whiteispleasedtofindthatthelakehasremainedunchanged,unaffectedbythepassageoftime However,withcloserexamination,Whitecandiscernwhatisthe...
WhoIsTheNarratorInOnceMoreToTheLake
AfterjustskimmingoverOnceMoretotheLake,Ifirstassumedthenarratorwashallucinatingordaydreamingfor theentirepassage.Afteracloserreview,IrecognizedthatWhite,actingalsoasthenarrator,wasreminiscinghis childhoodsummersspentwithhisfatherwhileironicallyrevisitingthesiteshewasfondofasachild,now,with hisownson.WeseethefirstinstanceofthepowerofmemoryasWhite,accompaniedbyhisson,travelstowards hisbelovedlake."...Ibegantowonderwhat...
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByWhite
ForgetfulnessAndOnceMoreToTheLakeAnalysis
Inthepoem,"Forgetfulness,"byBillyCollinsand,"OnceMoretotheLake,"byE.BWhite,bothcontributetoa commonthemethroughsyntax,diction,andotherdevicesInbothsources,thethemeisshownthroughportraying thesignificantroleofremembrance,anditsimportancetowardlife.Moreover,notonlydothesesources,display theimpactofmemories,andit'sessentialtowardaperson'slife,butitalsoshowshowtinyeventsthattakeplacein someone'slife,canleadtoahugedifference
AnalysisOfTheBook'OnceMoreOnTheLake'
WhenlookingatthewritingsofAnnieDillardandE.B.Whitewecanfindsomestrangesimilarities.Intheir works"OnceMoretotheLake"byWhite,and"AcesandEights"byDillard,theyseemtobewritingabout completelydifferentthings.White'sessayisaboutvisitinghisfavoritelakefromhischildhoodwithhisson. White'sessayisaboutvisitingasummercabinwithachildsheneithernamesnorclaimsanyrelationtoYet, diggingdeeperbeneaththesurface,wefindstrongconnectionsthrough...
RhetoricalAnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLake
Inthetext"OnceMoretotheLake"authorE.B.Whitefocusesonappealingtofathersorevenpossiblyparentsin generalThetextiseloquentlywrittentoultimatelyreiteratethatchangeisconstantandatsomepointinlifeall peoplewilleventuallydie.Hisprimarygoalofthistextistoenjoythemomentsinone'slifebeforelifeisover.A nostalgictoneisusedthroughoutwhencomparinghischildhoodmemoriestothecurrentmemoriesheismaking withhisownson.Whiteiseffectiveinillustrating...
OnePager:OnceMoretotheLakeIntheessay,"OnceMoretotheLake,"authorEBWhitewritesabouta traditionthathisfatherstartedinthesummerof1904,wherehisfatherwouldtakeWhiteandtherestofhisfamily toalakeinMaineforthewholemonthofAugustIlovedthebeginning,andhowWhitestartedwithgivinga vividreflectionofhischildhood,thengraduallyprogressingtohispresent.Indetail,hewroteabouthischildhood andhowhewasalwaysthefirstonetowakeuptothe
ComparingSummerlandAndOnceMoreToTheLake
White's"OnceMoretotheLake."Inthesetwoessaysbothauthorstalkabouttheirexperiencesthatstartedwhen bothmenwereyoung(childandteenager)andevolvedintoavacationspotthatwouldbecomehomeformany summersEachessaydescribesboththesimilaritiesoftheirsummertripsfrompasttopresentandthedifferences oftheirtripsaswell.InWhite'sessayinthefirstparagraphhetalksaboutthegoodole'dayswhenhewasjusta kidgoingtothelakewithhisdad
AnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByBillyCollins
Thepoem"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollinsandtheessay"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.B.Whitebothusediction anddevicesinordertohelppresenthowmemorieschangeandgetlostastimemovesonThepoem "Forgetfulness"explainshowmemorieswillslipawayasoneages,andthesadnessofnotknowingsimplefacts andskillsanymore.Thetext"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.B.Whiteexplainsthestoryofafathertakinghisson tothelakeforaweek,wantingtoreliveandsharehischildhoodmemories
OnePager:OnceMoreToTheLake
WaspsvOnceMoretotheLake"Weclingontoatimeandplacebecausewithoutthemmanislost,notonlyman butlife"(2)AquotebyLorenEisley"TheBrownWasps"Inlife,ashumans,welivemanydifferentmemories, andwhetherthey'resadorhappyones,wewillalwaysrememberthem.Butnomatterwhat,thereisalwaysgoing tobeonememorythatimpactedourlivessomuchthatwewillfindourselvesforeverclingingontothememory ofthatoneevent.Boththe"BrownWasps"and"Oncemoretothe...
DictionInOnceMoreToTheLake,ByBillyCollins
storieslikeCharlotte'sWeb,oncesaid,"Themiddletrackwasmissing,theonewiththemarksofthehooves…" Hecontinuesonwiththisphrase,tryingtoconnectthereadertotheconceptthatchangecomeswithtime.In"" OnceMoretotheLake"byE.BWhiteand"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollins,bothwritersauthorsstrivetomake thereaderunderstandhownothingcanstaythesamethroughoutthetestsoftimeInWhite'sstory,henarratesan experienceofgoingtothelakethatheusedtovisitwhen...
CompareAndContrastForgetfulnessAndOnceMoreToTheLake
Throughoutlife,peoplegainandlosememoriesThetexts"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollinsand"OnceMoretothe Lake"byE.B.Whitebothhaveathemeofmemories,andhowthepastaffectsthefutureorpresent.Bothauthors usesyntaxanddictiontoshowthethemesEverybodyhasmemories,liketheirfirstbirthdayparty,learninghow torideabike,orevengoingtoalakewiththeirfamilywhentheywereyounger.Thesememoriesfromthepast affectsthepresent/future.Somememoriesthatarestronger...
BrownWaspsVs.OnceMoreToTheLake
authorsportraythemesandmorals.Thepoem"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollinsandtheessay"OnceMoretothe Lake"byEBWhitebothillustratesimilarthemesthroughsyntax,diction,andliterarydevicesintheirwriting Thecommonthemethatnewexperiencesimpactpastmemoriesisexpressedthroughbothsources.Whitewrites abouthimselfandhisson,connectinghisnewexperienceswithhissonatalakewithhispastexperienceswithhis fatherthroughadual-existencestyledessayBillydemonstrates
OnceMoreToTheLakeEbWhiteAnalysis
literaturethroughouttheyears,oftenincomparisontotimeandnature.EBWhiteusestimeandnatureconstantly toblurthelinebetweenpastandpresentinOnceMoretotheLakeIntheessay,Whitereflectsbacktohis childhoodwhenhisfatherwouldtakehimtothelake.Inordertocontinuethetradition,Whitedecidedtotakehis sontothelakeaswellThisisthestartingpointofWhite'sjourneyintounderstandinghisownmortality Throughouttheessay,Whiteexperiencesadualexistencewhich...
DiscoveringMortalityinOnceMoretotheLakeEssay
DiscoveringMortalityinOnceMoretotheLakeE.B.White'sstory"OnceMoretotheLake"isaboutamanwho revisitsalakefromhischildhoodtodiscoverthathislifehaslostplacidityÂThemanremembershischildhood asheremembersthelake;peacefulandstill.ÂSpendingtimeatthelakeasanadulthasmadethemanrealizethat hislifehasbecomeunsettlingandrestless,likethetidesoftheoceanÂHavingbroughthissontothisplaceofthe pastwithhim,themanmakesinevitable...
AnalysisOfBillyCollinsInOnceMoreToTheLake
E.B.White'sOnceMoretotheLakeEssay
EBWhite'sOnceMoretotheLake"OnceMoretotheLake",byEBWhitewasanessayinwhichafather strugglestofindhimself.Theessayisaboutalittleboyandhisfather.Theygotoalakewherethefatherhadbeen inhischildhoodyearsThefatherlooksbackatthoseyearsandtriestorelivethemomentsthroughhisson'seyes Heknowshecan't,andhasdifficultydealingwiththefactthathecan'tgobackintime.E.B.White'swayofletting thereaderknowthatthefather
OnceMoreForTheLakeByElwynBrooksWhite
InElwynBrooksWhite's"OnceMoretotheLake",apersonalnarrativeessay,thelakeservesasthesettingfor boththepastandthepresent.Whitereflectsonthememoriesofhischildhoodwhenhisfathertookhimtothelake, andhethenexplainshowheisnowtakinghissontothesamelakeHedescribesadualexistenceofspendingtime withhisson,andthisthencreatesasenseofconfusionmakingithardforWhitetodistinguishhimselffromhis sonInUrrea's"LifeontheMississippi",
ExamplesOfFigurativeLanguageInOnceMoreToTheLake
"OnceMoretoTheLake"FigurativeLanguageIntheessay"OnceMoretoTheLake"byE.B.White,figurative languageallowsthereadertomoresuccessfullyvisualizethecentralideaofprogressandchangeProgresscanbe seenasaformofchangethatisadvancingforwardItcaneitherbephysicalsuchashowfaranobjectisinrelation towhereitstartedandwhereitneedstoendup.Ontheotherhand,progresscanalsoholdmentalimplicationsof thesamecaliberlikehowmuchsomeone'smind
retainnewinformation.But,astimesgoeson,thisinformationcanbehardertorecall,andcanevendisappear completelyBillyCollinsaddressesthistopicinhispoementitled"Forgetfulness,"andEBWhitealsoaddresses itinhisessay"OnceMoretotheLake."Inthetexts,thetwoauthorsusestrongdictionanddevicestocreateand demonstrateasimilarthemeoflosingoldmemoriesandgainingnewmemoriesastimepassesFirst,BillyCollins andE.BWhiteusefigurativelanguageintheir...
OnceMoreToTheLakeEbWhiteSummary
shortandEBWhitewritesaboutitinhisessayOnceMoretotheLakeWhiteuseshispersonalexperienceof strugglingwithagingandtimetoshowhowquicklythelifeanditsspecialmomentspassbyandwe'renotapart ofthemanymore.Heconveyshismessagebyusingimagery,effectivedictionandbydescribingthesimilarities betweentherelationshipofhimselfwithsonandofhimwithhisfatherEBWhite'sessay"OnceMoretothe Lake"isareflectivepieceofwritingloadedwithcomparisons...
AnAnalysisOfBillyCollinsAndOnceMoreToTheLake
Inone'slifetime,therearemomentswhereonemayhavefeelingsofyouthoroldageThetwotexts, "Forgetfulness"apoembyBillyCollinsand"OnceMoretotheLake"apassagebyE.B.Whitebothsharea similarpurposeandthemeaboutaginginone'slifeBetweenthetroublesofamiddle-agedfatherwhorevisitshis childhoodandonewhooftenstruggleswithforgetfulness,thereaderwillunderstandthesharedconceptofboth texts.Altogether,theauthorsbothuseconcisesyntaxandpleasurable...
Forgetfulness,AndBillyCollins'sOnceMoreToTheLake
E.B.White'sSupermanAndMe,AndOnceMoreToTheLake
lifeandhowtogrowintoniceyoungmen/women.Inthetwoessays"SupermanandMe"byShermanAlexie portrayswhatit'sliketonothaveaparentasarolemodel,and"OnceMoretotheLake"byEBWhitestateswhat havingathatperfectparentalrolemodelandwhatit'sliketohaveafamily.While"OnceMoretotheLake"hasa strongfamilyandparentalinfluence,conversely"SupermanandMe"tellsawholenewstoryandrecountsonwhat itislikehavingnofamilyor
ThePassingOfTimeInBillyCollinsAndOnceMoreToTheLake
byBillyCollinsand"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.B.Whitebothdealwiththethemesofthepassingoftimeand lossThroughtheirwriting,thesetwoauthorsshowtheirmeaningsofthesethemesBothofthesetextdealwith thethemeofthepassageoftime.In"Forgetfulness"itexplainshowovertime,informationcanbelostfromyour mindInthetextitsays,"Longagoyoukissedthenameoftheninemusesgoodbye"(Collins3)Thisshowshow memoriessomeoneoncehadcanbeforgottenas...
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhite
White'sessay"OnceMoretotheLake",timehasaffectedhisbelovedvacationspotfromhischildhoodthelake, roads,andcampgroundshavechangedsince1904Therefore,IdisagreewithWhitein"OnceMoretotheLake" thateverythingwasasitalwayshasbeen;theauthorchanged,thecampchanged,andthepeopleareclear examplesofchangesThefirstexampleofchangeistheauthor,Whiteisnolongerachildin1904Whiteisnowa fatherandhebringhissontothelaketoexperiencethe...
heartThepoem"Forgetfulness"byBillyCollinsdescribesmemoriesthatareslowlyfadingaway,whereasin "OnceMoretotheLake"E.B.Whitepresentsamanthatreliveshismemoriesthroughhisson.Bothwell-written textsdevelopacommonthemeofmemorythroughsyntax,dictionandrhetoricaldevices"Forgetfulness"byBilly Collinsdevelopsacommonthemewith"OnceMoretotheLake"byE.B.Whitewiththeuseofrhetoricaldevices. Whiledescribingthewaymemoriesare"floating"away,Collins
OnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhiteAnalysis
yearhasflownbyEBWhite's"OnceMoretotheLake",isanostalgictaleofrelivingthesimpledaysof childhood.Amiddle-agedman,nowhetakeshissononceagaintotheoldcampsite,hevisited,reminiscingabout allthepleasanttimesEBWhitesucceedsinportrayingtheutterimportanceoftreasuringallthelittlemomentsin life.AcenterfocusinthisstoryrevolvesaroundWhite'schildhood.Hespentcountlessmomentswithhisfatherat thelake,eachsummerNevertheless,this
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhite
CommonThemeOfMemoryInForgetfulness,AndOnceMoreToThe
Lake
abouthischildhoodinhisessay"OncemoretotheLake"Whiterecallshistimeatthelakeduringhischildhood whenrevisitingtheareawithhisson.Intheessay,Whitelinkshispasttimespentatthelakewiththepresentby comparingthetwo.E.B.Whiteboldlyusesimageryandanecdotesinhisessayinordertoreflectonthe timelessnessofthelakeandthedeathofhischildhoodEBWhitevividlyusesimagerythroughouttheessayin ordertoillustratethelakeduringhisvisit.Hisimagery...
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhite
picturesintheirmindsAsawriter,ifyouwantthereadertotakeajourney,downmemorylane,thenthereader needstonotonlyseeyourmemory,buttouch,taste,hearandsmellitaswell.In"OnceMoretotheLake"itis easytoseewhyEBWhitehassuchvividmemoriespertainingtothelakeSimplyput,heenjoyedthose summers.Returningtothatsameplacebroughtbackgreatchildhoodmemoriesforhim;memoriesandexperiences thathewillnowbeabletosharewithhisson.Fromdragon...
DictionOfMemoryInBillyCollins's'OnceMoreToTheLake'
andanimalsawokeasnaturewasaliveforthefirsttimesincethewinterThesedetailsareallspecificmemories thatarerelatedtothesepiecesofwriting."OnceMoretotheLake"byE.BWhiteandForgetfulnessbyBilly CollinsaredeepandmeaningfultextsIntheessaybyEBWhite,themaincharacterisafatherandgoestothe lakewithhisson.Duringthetrip,themaincharacterfeelslikeheislivingadualexistencewithhissonand rememberingmemoriesfromhischildhoodOntheother
SummaryOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhite
EBWhite,authorof"OnceMoretotheLake"exploresthedynamicrelationshipbetweenfatherandsonto conveythepowerofmemoryandtheinevitablechillofmortality.Thesymbolofthedragonflyandthelake createsasenseofdualitywhileintroducingsubtlechangesthroughouttheessayThedragonflyandthesenseof dualityservesWhite'spurposebyusingittocompareandcontrastthepositionoffatherandson.Thedualityofthe dragonflyempitomizesthecommonthemeoftimebeinganillusion
EssayaboutOnceMoretotheLakeandTheRingofTime
InE.B.White'sessays,"OnceMoretotheLake"and'TheRingofTime",hedemonstratestwodifferent interpretationsoftimeandhowtimeisusedtosymbolizemeaningineachpiece."OnceMoretotheLake"isan essaythatisderivedmostlyfromWhite'spersonalexperiencewhile"TheRingofTime"isanessaythatmostly examinesateenagegirlperformingatthecircus,intheeyesofWhite.Boththeseessaysgivethereaderinsightof howtheauthorusesthethemeoftimetoshowdifferentaspects
"OnceMoretotheLake"and"Forgetfulness"LiteraryAnalysisSarahsatinthecornerofherroomextremely upsetstaringdownatapieceofpaperSherecentlyfailedamathtest,andwithoutenoughtimetobringupher grade,realitysunkinthatshewouldnotbereceivinghonorsthissemester.Feelingasifherworldwascrumbling, Sarahsuddenlyrealizedthatthisisjustonegradeandthatshewouldhardlyrememberwhyshewassoupsetina fewdaysThetwosources,"OnceMoretothe
LiteraryDictionInBillyCollins's'OnceMoreToTheLake'
Thispaperisacriticalanalysisoftwostories,'Oncemoretothelake'andthe'TheLittleStore'Thestoriesare writtenbytwodifferentauthorsnamely,E.BWhiteandWeltyrespectively.Thepurposeofthispaperistoanalyze andexplainthestoriesandalsocomparetheminordertoenhancethevalueofthispaperThecomparisonofboth thestorieswillbeintheformofanalysisinwhichthesimilaritiesanddifferenceswillbediscussed.More importantly,thepaperwillbesheddinglighton
AnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLakeByE.B.White
Intheessay"OnceMoretotheLake,"E.B.Whiterevealstherealityoftime,whichisthatitconstitutesinevitable change.Whenfacedwithreality,heavoidsitbyidealizingthepast.Whitehasdifficultydistinguishingbetween hisson'schildhoodandhisownbecauseofhisillusionthatnotimehadpassedAdditionally,heshowscontempt forthepresentbyobservingthechangesthatoccurredatthelakeinMainethathehasbeengoingtosincehis childhoodWhiteglorifiesthepastbyhighlighting
AnalysisOfE.B.White'sOnceMoreToTheLake
ElwynBrooksWhitewouldtravelwithhisfamilyeveryAugusttoBelgradeLakes,Maine,andstaythere throughoutthemonthWhitewasalwaysfilledwithexcitementwheneverhetraveledtothelakeaschild,because ofthejoyfulmemorieshecreated.TimeproceedsandWhitereliveshisexperiencebytakinghissontothelaketo relivewhatWhitereferstoas"oldhaunts"InE.B.White'sreflectiveessay,"OnceMoretotheLake",White employssensorydetailsanddictiontoreflectontheamusement
CriticalAnalysisOfOnceMoreToTheLakeAndTheLittleStore
Duringmyexperienceofreading"OnceMoretotheLake"writtenbyEBWhite,IstronglyagreewithWhitethat "everythingwasasitalwayshadbeen"WhitedemonstratesitwithmetaphorsandallfivesensesThroughmany examplesWhitewritesthateverythingwasasitalwayshadbeen,forinstance:thefarmhouse,nature,and electricaldisturbance,areclearexamplesthatnothinghaschangedinanyimportantwayFirst,withtheexample ofthefarmhouseWhitewrites"therewasachoiceofpiefor...
ComparingTheBrownWaspAndWhite'sOnceMoreToTheLake
thathumanandanimalssometimeactthatnothinghasbeenchangedandtheyclingwiththethingthattheyknow strongly.BycontrastWhite's"OncemoretotheLake"anautobiographicalessayrepresentstimeinaflashback memoryofhischildhoodlifeandglorifyingitTheauthorhasnoted"Itisstrangehowmuchyoucanremember aboutplaceslikethatonceyouallowyourmindtoreturnintothegrooveswhichleadbackYourememberone thingandthatsuddenlyremindsyouofanotherthing".Both...
EssayComparingWhistlingSwanAndOnceMoreToTheLake
IntheessaysWhistlingSwanbyTerryTempestWilliamsandOnceMoretotheLakebyEBWhite,bothauthors revisittheaspectsoftime,relations,anddeath.Throughouttheretellingofexperiences,WhiteandWilliamshave chosensimilardestinationsthattheiraudiencewillhavecometointhedurationofeachauthor'sworks;theideas oftimechangesandthattimeandmortalitycoincide.Toarriveatthistheme,eachauthorpaintsandcreatesimages intheiraudience'sheadsandemotionallydigs...
OnceMoreToTheLakeByE.BWhiteAnalysis
remembrance.Wealllookbackonourchildhoodandreminisceonthejoyfulmomentsinourlife.Weclingonto thedetails,rememberingwhatthescenesmelled,tasted,andlookedlikeThisisexactlywhatEBWhiteis portrayinginhispassage"OnceMoretotheLake."Thislineisa...
OnceMoretotheLakeFormanypeoplethereisasweetscent,aninvitingimage,thefamiliarsoundoflaughter thatbringthembacktoaplacefullofchildhoodimagesIn"OnceMoretotheLake",authorEBWhitelongsto bringhisaudiencebacktooneofthemostmemorableplacesinhischildhood,acamponalakeinMaine,starting inabout1904Heshowsthereaderhowhefeelshehasreplacedhisownfatherandisplayingthesamerolehe playednearlyfortyyearsearlier.Whitedirects...
inEBWhite's"OnceMoretotheLake""OnceMoretotheLake,"byEBWhiteisashortstoryinwhichWhite recallshisannualsummervacationstothelake,andinturndevelopsaconflictwithinhimselfregardingthestatic anddynamiccharacteristicsofthislake,andtheirrelationtothechangesthatWhitehimselfisexperiencingashe isgrowingolderWhenWhitetakeshissontothelake,hecomestothesharprealizationthatcertainaspectsof boththelakeandhimselfare...
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messagewhereallofuscanrelateto,OnceMoretotheLake,thelakeservesasthesettingforboththeauthor's pastandpresent.Earlyon,Whitereflectsonhisownchildhoodwhenhisfatherwouldtakehimtothelake.He thenexplainsthatnowheistakinghisownsontothatverysamelakeInthiscontextEBusesrhetoricaldevices suchas,metaphors,similes,andpersonification.E.Bletsthereaderreallyenvisionthesummaryofhistriptothe lakeinMaineWhitehascomefullcircle,
