John Mckibben's The End Of Nature

In “The End of Nature”, John McKibben, a writer known for his reports and demonstrations against global warming, writes about human effects on the environments and definition of nature. In this passage, McKibben compares the increasing population in the lake to the people who are affecting the environment using words that appeal to the senses of sound and touch. The word “motorboat” is associated with loud sounds and splashing water, which allows the audience to imagine the peaceful lake being disturbed by the turbulent waves. When the author describes the motorboat as a distraction in enjoying nature, he writes that “the muscles and the skin” feels tension because he has to be alert at all times for the boat. From the phrase, readers can imagine