One way the author tried to accomplish this was by the way that he used his figures of speech. Many of the authors' statements were very similar if not exact. For example, the author says a few times that "the dust would rise and choke me." This figure of speech is repetitious, which I feel is one way that the author tried to capture the consistent style that he was looking for. Also, the author said, "my pace was steady and rather fast." This statement is also used repeatedly as another way that he develops this cons

In my mind this particular short story has a very interesting meaning behind it. This meaning is one that many younger people such as myself would benefit most from. I think that the whole point of the story is that you shouldn't just rush along and always be in such a hurry. Eventually, you will get to your destination anyway, and the hurrying may cause you to miss out on a lot of beauty that you come upon. It may also tell us younger people not to be in such a hurry to grow up because you will miss out on a lot of fun things that you are only capable of doing at a young age. Eventually, you will grow up. The old man in this story is the one supplying this wisdom and information to us. He's been there before and he is telling the author just to take his time and not be in such a hurry, because the trail w

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