Accepting mortality as an inevitable part of life is an obstacle that every must undertake at some time in his or her life. Author E.B. White encounters such a struggle in his essay “Once More to the Lake”, in which he recalls taking his son to a lake retreat in Maine that his father took him to every first week of August in his youth. During the trip, White sees the lake through his son’s eyes but notices variations in the environment as a result of time. He begins to feel more like his father as he watches his son, but has trouble accepting that he, just like the lake, is changing and aging as time passes on.
The three important people in the essay “Once More to the Lake,” by E.B. White are the author, his son, and his father, and they represent a bond between his son and his father, the author as a child, and death respectively. First, White represents a bond between his son and his father. In the essay, the author recalls his time at the lake stating, “this feeling got so strong I bought myself a couple of bass hooks and a spinner and returned to the lake where we used to go, for a week’s fishing and to revisit
Second, White mentions many of the things he would do at the lake as a child and so these are the things his son also loves to do. Everything he sees his son do makes it seem as if the son was he. A lot of the times White gets confused because he is not sure which shoes he’s in. For example, they go fishing and White says, “I felt dizzy and didn’t know which rod I was at the end of.” This reminds him of what he used to do at the lake
White talks about the experience as a child camp out with his father in 1904 on the lake in Maine. During this White gets the great state of mind that he one time had as a child camp out and determined to release them again. “I took along my son, who had never had any fresh water up his nose who had seen lily pads only from train windows” (White 724). White is now a father and has a child and he decided to take his son to the lake as his father did to him. He keeps reminding the memories that he shared with father, and since he cannot go back to his childhood he teaching his son to follow the same path as he did.
Grey Fire is searching for beauty beyond beauty; a land of water that was only visible to him when he was a child. He has grasped onto this vision for years, and no doubt has used this moment as a symbol for the beautiful years of his youth. His last memory of the land of water is the pain after he cut is small toes off. This struck me as a beautifully simple metaphor of
Jesus borrows Peter’s boat so that he can teach from the lake then he asks him to get his nets after a long unsuccessful fishing day, to throw his nets out to the water and try to catch some fish again. At this moment Peter’s immediate reply is more like, “Yeah, whatever Jesus. I’m the fishermen and you are the carpenter.” but then the line that was the catalyst to Peter’s new life, “But at your word I will let down the nets.” 17 This decision was the first step into the greatest journey of his life. Peter has been known to make declarations of Jesus but this declaration, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”18 moved Peter to phase two of Jesus’ master plan of getting the gospel out to the world. Then Jesus does not ask a question but tells Peter what he will be doing for the rest of his life, “... from now on you will be catching men.”19 At this point, Peter finally realized that this carpenter from Galilee was more than just a carpenter but that the miracle He just produced revealed the presence of God, and that was what Peter needed to start the journey into becoming one of the most famous people in
Once the boy asked for guidance to feel around for his last shrimp he lost on the ground he assures McDonald that he will catch a Tarpon. McDonald determined to get back on track, starts back jogging as the young boy shouts at him again as a tarpon torpedoed six feet out the water. After all the struggle the boys line suddenly went limp and all determination was lost as the boy didn’t realize that the fish was not unhooked but scurrying back up stream heading towards the pilings. Once the boy landed the fish McDonald helped land the fish as the young boy asked him what it looked like as McDonald responded “Look down here and check him out.” (126) This was the defying moment of the story as McDonald then realizes as he second looks the boy and his 50’s glasses that he realizes he was blind. McDonald then goes in depth to explain how beautiful the fish was and releases the
The animals no longer having any choice are forced to leave to find themselves a more suitable habitat. At the end the father explains to his son about the “white man”, and what they did to the natives. This poem is a perfect example to show how the “white man” had wronged the natives by moving in and focusing them to leave and building their cities and roads, just as the animals had to because of the beaver building his
Business 561-Legal Issues in Business Property Barney decided to retire from his job as a deputy sheriff. Barney saved and invested his money wisely over the years so that he would have a comfortable retirement. Barney’s retirement did not turn out to be as comfortable as he thought it would because of the complicated problems that arose with his properties. Barney was already dealing with a property issue with Andy’s son, Opie. Barney decided to do some fishing on his property located in the mountains.
Big Two-Hearted River: Part I and II (Analysis) This story is about a soldier's return to nature. The soldiers name is Nick, he has returned to his hometown as a means of recovering from trauma of a war. It appears nature has a healing effect for Nick, whose experiences while camping and fishing serve as a means for his healing. The effect of the war is reflected in his indifferent, detached, catatonic state. When he finds that his hometown has been completely destroyed by fire, he takes a walk through the woods, takes on meticulous fishing rituals, and has a fascination with the fish.