Analysis Of E. B. White's Once More To The Lake

Time, what is it really? In E. B. White’s “Once More to the Lake” the author talks about the summers he spent on a lake as a child. The main point of a memory is to explain how one place could make someone feel young or happy. Like my grandmother’s house, even though she has passed away, every time I go back I feel happy again. In White’s essay, there are certain things about his childhood that have not changed such as the atmosphere, the people around the lake, and the author. First is the atmosphere. By atmosphere I mean the lake; the lake has not changed since the author was a child. The author still must take the same route to get on the lake in the tarred road. He still remembers the lake and the surroundings around it being the