A Walk In The Woods Bill Brryson Analysis

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Walking over 2,000 miles doesn’t matter, when it comes to walking through the AT Mountains. In “A walk in the woods” by Bill Bryson, Bryson creates a tense and alarming mood by using imagery, and also uses setting. Bryson shows lots of imagery about the AT Mountains, he’s very descriptive, and tells what happens during his long journey on the trail. In line 180, for example, “Every tree wore a thick cloak of white, every stump and boulder a jaunty snowy ca, and there was that perfect, immense stillness that you get no where else but in a big woods after a heavy snowfall.” He explains the setting of the trail and helps you imagine what being in the AT Mountains is like when there is a heavy snowfall. Bill Bryson creates a tense mood

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