Emmi Itaranta Memory Of Water Quotes

Water, an essential element for life. Without it, life simply wouldn’t exist. Every living soul revolves around water and water revolves around us. Throughout history humans and other living organisms have congregated towards water. But as time goes by, water becomes polluted and humans would have to adapt to a world without water. Because sooner or later water will just be a memory. In the book “Memory of Water”, Emmi Itaranta describes a world without water, which encourage me to reflect on my own memories of water.
Throughout the book “Memory of Water”, Noria describes a world where water is very limited. When Noria says, “All my life I have dreamed of how it would be to walk on frozen sea”(5), she shows us that the world could and has …show more content…
Towards the beginning, Noria talks about how she dreams of walking on frozen sea. This reminds me of when I was a young boy and my friends and I would walk down the street to the frozen creek. During the winter time we’ll hang out there a lot and walk around on the partially frozen ice. Taking every step with hope that it wouldn’t break. It never broke, but what a thrill, and it gets me thinking of what I take for granted. Never would I have thought that something as simple as a frozen creek will have no existence in the future. Climate change is happening and there's lots of effects from it, more than anyone can ever …show more content…
When Noria talks about how see dreams of seeing a frozen sea, it makes me recalled the frozen creek. When Noria is talking about the world changing, it makes me think about climate change and how the creek doesn't freeze anymore. When Noria talks about how she is helpless, makes think about “The Preacher”. And when she says “water is death close companion”(108), makes me think about the powerful effect of water. Because water is Earth's most versatile and essential element and without it life simply wouldn’t