Question

Please help me. I'm failing this class please help.

Answer 1

Answer:

He describes tree trunks like pillars because they were most likely very big and magnificent to Roosevelt, comparing them to pillars of a cathedral specifically because they are typically well crafted and beautiful, so Roosevelt is praising and glorifying the trees.

This reveals that Roosevelt is amazed by nature and trees, and admires the grandiosity and impressiveness in the trees and how nature constructs itself.