Compare/Contrast Essay Nature eases the mind and takes you to a place where problems seem like nothing. A place where you go to live in hope and forget about reality. Many components make up the exactness of nature including: commodity, beauty, language, and discipline. The pieces of “from Nature” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard each share argumentative categories that are easy to compare and contrast. Although each author has his or her own perspective on the value of nature, they both make it obvious their purpose for challenging the audience to see the true meaning of nature. The excerpt “from Nature” written by Ralph Waldo Emerson explains the relationship between the natural world and human nature.
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Also the impact the natural world has on human nature. Dillard reflects on her first encounter with the wild weasel, and shares her perception on the experience. She writes, “I tell you I’ve been in that weasel’s brain for sixty seconds, and he was in mine” (3). This quote reveals the inseparable bond formed between two unlike things. Also is shows the audience how dedicated the author was when describing her first glimpse with the impactful creature. For Dillard, it was difficult to discover her true purpose in life. Not only did she want to learn how to live the exact life of a weasel, she wanted to remember it as well. Dillard indicates. “I would like to learn, or remember, how to live” (3). She wants to not only find hope, but she wants to use hope to guide her in the right direction. If only it were easy to find something that did not exsist outside of her fantasy world. At some point you learn to absorb the rightful interpretation of life. You realize that not everything is handed to you, and you attempt to move on. The author writes, “We can live an way we want” (4). Dillard is aware that she can not learn how to live a meaningful life from a weasel. She trys to capture something unrealistic, because she understands that humans are too caught up in their lives that they forget how to live a meaninful
Also the impact the natural world has on human nature. Dillard reflects on her first encounter with the wild weasel, and shares her perception on the experience. She writes, “I tell you I’ve been in that weasel’s brain for sixty seconds, and he was in mine” (3). This quote reveals the inseparable bond formed between two unlike things. Also is shows the audience how dedicated the author was when describing her first glimpse with the impactful creature. For Dillard, it was difficult to discover her true purpose in life. Not only did she want to learn how to live the exact life of a weasel, she wanted to remember it as well. Dillard indicates. “I would like to learn, or remember, how to live” (3). She wants to not only find hope, but she wants to use hope to guide her in the right direction. If only it were easy to find something that did not exsist outside of her fantasy world. At some point you learn to absorb the rightful interpretation of life. You realize that not everything is handed to you, and you attempt to move on. The author writes, “We can live an way we want” (4). Dillard is aware that she can not learn how to live a meaningful life from a weasel. She trys to capture something unrealistic, because she understands that humans are too caught up in their lives that they forget how to live a meaninful