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One picture is worth 1,000 words; A common idiom society uses everyday. However, many do not seem to understand that 1,000 words can paint more than 1 picture. To create the atmosphere and give life to their work, writers must delicately balance their words accordingly. A misplaced word or a weak adjectives could shatter the readers picture and awaken them from the dream world the writer has created. From
John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, Muir uses elegant diction, a commanding tone, and syntax with equilibrium to wrap his adventures around the readers mind. These elements of writing only further enhance the readers dream and bring them into the world of John Muir.
The word choice and diction used in this passage forge images of tranquility, hope, escapism from the mundane pains of civilization. Muir speaks of a place of beauty that society has forgotten about. He goes on to connect with his readers by generalizing that everybody has a love of wild nature, but living busy lives, society's appreciation of nature has diminished over time. Muir than mentions in this place of beauty, " the galling harness of civilization drops off and the wounds heal ere we aware." By referring to civilization as a harness, Muir is able to point out the emotionally disconnected burden society has become and created a yearning to want to escape. A place where God's creations lie in their most unrefined pure forms. In imagining such beauty the reader is then compelled to connect the fact that the beauty of this untouched land was not under the influence of man. If man did not create this beautiful land, then who did? Hope in a Creator then comforts the reader to know their lives can be just as beautiful as the Creator planned it to be before the social pressures of society had tainted it. Muir then closes the passage with images of streams and waterfalls to further lure his readers into a full state of comfort one can only experience in the out doors.
The streams and waterfalls also voice a feeling of nostalgia, the main tone of the passage. The vibrant green images of the outdoors help speak of a more simple time. As old as the wilderness is, Many people still recognize the lush green as a symbol of youth. At this point the reader begins to long for that simple time, where wealth and power are trivial. The nostalgia of the passage connects with the diction previously mentioned about and asks its reader to separate themselves from the robotic society.
Damn pressure essays...