Journal 2 - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages The author suggests that the land he travels is simple, natural, fertile, and prolific. Least Heat Moon describes the environment he travels across as being naturally beautiful and fertile. He also describes the environment by bringing out the ideas of procreation and fertility in the natural environment. He says, “…water bubbled with the froth of sperm and ova.” This indicates the natural fertility and procreation of the natural environment.
Thirdly, in his essay “Forgotten People of the Blue Highways” Heat Moon brings out the idea of racism and differences in colour. He goes through lands inhabited by black people and he notices the differences that people of different colours have against each other. At one point, he notices he was being watched by the police because he was a white man. However, he believes in change, and a man named Walker tells him, “I know things haven’t changed, but things will change” (Heat, ...Download file to see next pagesRead More