Once More to the Lake

In E.B. White's essay " Once More to the Lake", What is the diifference between the lake when E.B. White was a boy and when he takes his son there?

Asked by apple504 on 04 Mar 01:41

Last updated by anonymous on 06 Jun 01:55

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Answered by MHood2 on 06 Jun 01:55

It is actually unchanged - it is White himself who has changed. There are small changes, such as arriving by car and "sneaking up" on the lake rather than making a big entrance. And there are motorboats now with the noise that disturbs the stillness. But what's important is that when he was a child it was all new and he rose early to drink it all in - and now he detests even the small changes that have occurred. He is not the kid who sees the world with fresh eyes any longer.