Choose one writer from our reading so far and analyze why he responds to the particular environment he writes about (for example, what exactly is White’s interest in Timothy the tortoise?

The characters that she is referring to that need to be included in the essay are from the book- The Norton Book of Nature Writing by Robert Finch and John Elder college edition

1. Choose one writer from our reading so far and analyze why he responds to the particular environment he writes about (for example, what exactly is White’s interest in Timothy the tortoise? what exactly is it that punches Muir’s buttons about the storm and trees? what exactly is it about Thoreau’s experience on Ktaadn that makes him want to write about it?).

2. Then choose one place you’re familiar with and interested in, and 1) write a very brief description of that place and your relation to it, and 2) write about why that place intrigues you and makes you want to spend time thinking about it.