E.B. WhiteHow does his memoir, "Once More to the Lake," affect his mood?
...he placid “cool and motionless” lake where he rowed the canoe as a child. The road he used to walk on had three tracks, two from the carriage wheels and the other from the horse and “ splotches of dried, flaky manure.” As he and his son walked along the road, it was not the same, now it only contained two tracks, those being from the automobile. The methods of transportation have changed since White was a young child. Many elements of society have changed since White’s younger days, however some things are still the same, such as the girls at the general store, and the pies, which are still sold there. He accepts the change, though he does not like it. The use of polysyndenton shows his dislike of passing time, White purposely tries to slow the sentence to demonstrate his point. In order to balance time passing, the author depicts the boat as being the “same” as it was when he was a child, and the use of repetition slows the passage, while demonstrating some things do not change, and can always be depended on. Regardless of how many minutes you save in the morning by taking your shower at night, time still passes, it can not be bottled and saved for another day, you must enjoy the time you get, before it is taken away all to quickly. In order to keep the world spinning, new generations are born, overtime they take control of it. The author recognizes the shift his life has taken, he can no longer change with the wind, and his plans must be carefully planned out because the wind is now blowing against him. Generations continuously role, and move up in power, “ he was I… I was my father.” Often times without realizing, our goals in life change depending on what is expected of us. Freshwater days are spent creating yourself for the not to far away life as a saltwater man, and saltwater men, usually crate new additions to the freshwater. Everyone must grow up and make their imprint on the world, and by doing so they honor all generations previous to themselves. Styles come and go elements of society change images and personalities, however the true characteristics will always stay the same, “still fifteen.” Realizing the power change is difficult, you want to protect your children from the waves, however you must allow them to experience the storm, after they have completed their section of calmness before the storm as a freshwater man. If you keep them out of the win...