Posted: June 7th, 2014

analysis of E.B. White's essay "Once More to the Lake"

analysis of E.B. White’s essay “Once More to the Lake”

Paper instructions:
Using one or more of the following questions as your prompt, write a brief (200 word) analysis of E.B. White’s essay “Once More to the Lake” (BR 723). Be sure to give two examples from the essay to explain or support your points. Respond to at least one other student.

What do you take to be White’s main PURPOSE in this essay? At what point do you become aware of it?
In paragraph 4, White first introduces his confused feeling that he has gone back in time to his own childhood, an idea that he repeats and expands throughout his essay. Why do you think he does that?
White includes very specific descriptions of several senses in his essay. Why? List one specific example of each (sight, sound, smell, feel) and describe what value do they each add to the essay.
Discuss the ending of the essay. What do you think White means? How does the ending relate to the overall purpose of the essay?

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