The Theme of Nostalgia

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This paper compares the nostalgia of love in "My Antonia" by Willa Cather and the nostalgia created by living in the desert in "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey. The author believes that in both books, the authors not only talk about the past and long lost times but also show a deep desire to recapture the days. The paper discusses that the main purpose of the authors is to urge their readers to cultivate love for things in their original form.

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"Edward Abbey, on the other hand, is not exactly reminiscing about his own past but the past of his country and the world in general. He feels that life was better in its simpler form and coming to a desert reminds him of the beauty of the world in its unadorned shape. The author feels closer to earth and to everything the desert represents, even death. He maintains that man is able to think about the true purpose of his existence when he is close to something as vast and primitive as a desert. It is here that man finds himself drawn to the core of the things on which this world is based. In other world, the true realities of universe surface when man is engulfed by a world, which has not kept pace with modern advancements. "

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