Sunday, 26 February 2012

A reaction to Isabella Birds' Lake Tahoe

Like Isabella Bird I share some of the same feelings about beauty and nature. I love nature! It appears to have a voice calling you to stop and stare. Sometimes I want to just get away from trafficking and noise and crowdiness and take a trip somewhere far away. The lake must have been of great significance to Bird. Whenever  taking trips  to the country I always love to stare at the beauty of whatever I see.

The sense of awe and wonder experienced by bird is not a new concept to my experiences. There is something about traveling that just excites you and makes you see the world differently than you are use to. A subtle truth is told and revealed behind hidden mountains and water bodies with fauna and flora like a natural mystic flowing through the air according to- Bob Marley-if you listen carefully and you will hear.. To me traveling is a passion I want to embrace for the rest of my life.

After reading Isabella bird I see the connection to literature and the romantic period of America. The romantic period is basically the era where feelings and nature were prominent over society. An understanding of romanticism will help you understand the significance of her attraction to nature and the sentiments it held for society.

The style of writing exposes her perspective and passion for her subject matter. She strikes me as a sincere lover of nature. Some questions that came to mind were like her feminine role and the similarity of nature to woman. What are the qualities that distinguish men from women and such.


Another issue for me was Birds’ health. Was she attracted to nature because of her condition? Nature has certain medicinal properties good for the body soul and spirit. Her sense of expressive freedom of the fauna and fern only sparked my imagination. I greatly enjoyed the piece. Oh, I saw a picture of Lake Tahoe on the internet and it’s beautiful. It reminds me of Lake Michigan when I visited the United States some five years ago. I will never ever forget that experience. Hope to go back soon.

Mythical_Poet, critique

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