As you know, water evaporates in heat, and tropical places are usually very hot! Tropical implies "ocean" so, when an ocean evaporates it leaves a sandy ocean floor, which is a desert, but there are lake sized "puddles" of salt water left over, which is why there is a big salt water lake in the middle of Utah.
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I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing things that required pants" (Lee 51). Throughout the novel, Scout continues to act like a "tomboy" and wear overalls despite Alexandra's feelings.
i think its "Its irony helps the reader understand that such an idea is not acceptable and isn't meant to be taken seriously."