Galapagos Difference Essay

Galapagos Island Contrast Essay

In both passages on the Galapagos Islands, it is clear that authors have differences in style and tone.   Both authors differ in expression, tone, and writing style which is visible through their accounts of Islands.   The first author describes the Galapagos Islands using detailed observation as he would in a scientific report, whereas the other relies on emotive language to describe to the emotional affect that he is trying to convey. Although both authors describe the same location, one focuses on being concrete and factual while using a more direct approach, whereas the other focuses on emotion and abstractism, being more poetic in his writing.
The first passage uses a more direct writing style supported by concrete evidence and facts. Here, “The brushwood appears from a short distance as a leafless as our trees during winter; and it was some time before I discovered that not only almost every plant was now in full leaf, but that the greater number were in flower” (Lines 15 - 19), the author sounds more honest and straight-forward, describing exactly what he sees. The passage sounds more realistic rather than impractical,   “A broken field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves and crossed by great... which shows little signs of life”.   With the first piece the author gives off the impression that he is also telling a story, and with the constant usage of I, we receive a more personal experience. When reading this piece, one may feel as though they are sitting down and having a conversation with the author especially with the addition of personal pronouns, which makes his account seem more familiar, rather than a dry scientific report. However, even with the affect of the personal pronouns, the tone of this piece is still resembles that of a scientific journal when the author describes his surroundings. They are more analytical on landscape and habitat “Although I diligently tried to collect as many plants...