Quotes From Once More To The Lake

“This was the American family at play, escaping the city heat, wondering whether the newcomers in the camp at the head of the cove were “common” or “nice,” wondering whether it was true that the people who drove up for Sunday dinner at the farmhouse were turned away because there wasn’t enough chicken” (643). This quote signifies all that White is trying to pass along to his son. In this world, everything must be new, everything must be faster, and everything must be better. Our world today continues to miss out on the beauties that fill the world because taking a break from our everyday, mind numbing actives, like going on Facebook, or playing another game on the PS4, would mean we are behind on the newest game, or feature that came out on the iPhone 6, or Xbox 1. It is a slow

I guess I remembered clearest of all the early mornings, when the lake was cool and motionless, remembered how the bedroom smelled of the lumber it was made of and of the wet woods whose scent entered through the screen” (641). The word that sticks out the most in this quote is “remember.” White continues to come back to the idea of all the things that he remembers. He comes back to this place because he wants to continue something that he had such fond memories with his family and pass along to his son. Time and time again, people always want to be different from their parents, in fact, they want to be different from everyone else, but they are missing out on all of the possible traditions that could be continued. Obviously individuality is important, but traditions that are continued create a bond between people that is unexplainable; no matter what has happened, they have something that no one can take away. Traditions create unbreakable relationships that are unique, and that is exactly what White is trying to convey to his son, and this is a lesson that everyone needs to