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In his essay, White says that he seemed to be living "a dual existence" meaning he sees himself as both a father in the present and as his father’s son in the past through his childhood remembrances of visiting the same lake with his father years ago. Identify specific moments when this dual existence seems most natural to White and other moments when it seems more difficult for White to maintain the distinction between being his there in the present with his son and White having been at the same lake in the past with his own father. Discuss what seems to explain for you the differences between White’s experiences with his father and the ones White experiences with his son to White? Do not simply summarize or repeat ideas from White’s essay. Thoroughly discuss your own thinking (why you believe the ideas you point to from the essay support your thinking).

2.

White goes into a lot of details about the lake. In what ways do White's physical descriptions of the lake and its surroundings suggest why he loves the place? Analyze at least two specific examples in which this emotional response (his love for the place) is created. It is very important that you do more than simply describe the lake and its surroundings. You must carefully explain (discuss) how, why, or in what way whatever moments (ideas) you articulate indicate White’s love for the lake. In other words, explain how you know what you know.

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