“A wind-storm in the forests” is more essay than story, but perhaps it is best described as a mood-piece: it uses a lot of musical imagery, not to mention sea imagery, religious imagery, and any other imagery that suits his purpose. And that purpose? To convey the grandeur and timelessness of the forests he loves and wants to protect. The story commences with a discussion of trees in the Sierra and how they variously respond to the wind, and then moves onto a description of a particular wind-storm during which he climbed a 100 ft Douglas Spruce to experience the storm first hand. <span>All eight pages or so are written in idolatrous prose like this. According to Wikipedia, Muir found writing hard, feeling that words were not really up to the task. Whether the problem is words or Muir himself, the prose </span>is<span> a little heavy-handed – and yet how wonderful it is to have the writings of such a man. We would, I think, have been the poorer without a written record of his passion.</span>
I believe it's C, <span>"They are not textbooks for the formal study of Buddhism, but introductions to its study." Hope that helps.</span>
The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by your question is the first choice.
The author wants the readers to admire the American Indians by using words such as “valiantly,” that have strong emotional connotations of courage and respect.
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Indirect characterization is when instead of the author telling you the character's attributes, they are implied through the character's physical appearance, dialogue, behavior/actions, etc.
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