South America in Literature

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This paper compares two different visions of different portions of the vast continent of South America. It compares Peter Matthiessen's vision in his book "The Cloud Forest" with Wade Davis' vision in his book "One River." The paper discusses the different perspectives that the two books are written from and describes the different accounts of each writer of the continent.

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"By comparison, Matthiesen's book is a more conventional account by a travel writer of the countries through which he passes and the people he meets. Both books do a good job of evoking a sense of the people and their lives, and there are clear parallels between the people of Brazil and those of Chile and Argentina, all of which are addressed in these two books. Both writers are observant and write well about what they experience. The descriptions of the countryside in both books is vivid and compelling, and taken together, these books say much about the different parts of South America and make the people of each area seem very real to the reader."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Matthiessen, Peter. Cloud Forest. New York: Penguin, 1961.
• Davis, Davis. One River. New York: Touchstone, 1997.

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