The atmosphere created by this setting is the wide desert he was in had so many dunes that he was lost in the middle of it, surrounded by a huge wilderness.
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I think Marcus used Identity Moratorium when he tried telling these men that he and his friends were just High School students, and then he tried telling the men that his friend was injured. Marcus tried several options to get a reaction out of the men without success. I'm not sure if this will help, honey, but I did my best.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as is an example of a similie.