Question

Writers organize their writings to make an impact on their readers. In Muir's writing about the Calypso Borealis, he places opposing views of his journey close together. Read the following paragraph. In two to four sentences, explain the opposite views described within the paragraph and discuss the impact of placing these opposite views close together.

" How long I sat beside Calypso I don't know. Hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west I splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. At length I saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. I was gladly received. "Where ha ye come fra? The swamp, that awfu' swamp. What were ye doin' there?" etc. "Mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." When I told her I had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "It's god's mercy ye ever got out."

Answer 1

So honestly I just compared how in the beginning there was hardships he faced in nature. Second half was about the beauty of nature. So you can see how there are two opposite view on this. The first view is harsh and unforgiving. The second view is beautiful and trusting.

Answer 2

Answer:

The two characters present talk about the opposing views.

Explanation:

You would think that the first sentences would be the obvious answer since he talks about would he feels hunger and tired and then it passes. However, you can see the opposing views when he enters the swamps and describes the beauty in the nature he sees and then the second characters speaks and describes the swamp as an awful place. The second character is surprised that the first character had been there all day looking for flowers and how it had been God's will that he survived.