A Sand County Almanac

What is the author's style in A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold?

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The book is written in a very special way to grab the attention of the reader and get him or her hooked into the subject matter. The first part is organized by months of the year and the different things that happen on the narrators land during those months from the birth of young rabbits, to muskrats peeking their heads out cautiously to avoid the hawk that looms overhead. Everything is in a balance. It is completely by chance that an animal gets a meal. He talks about the beauty of nature and how it is being compromised by the bureaucrats that don't understand what nature is all about. The second part of the book is divided into chapter by places that the narrator has visited. He always makes a point to say that he has never gone back to any of the places, because he knows that they are completely changed and will never be the same. When he talks about the Escudilla mountain, he always remembers the great grizzly bear that used to live there. Then the bear was killed so that people could ascend the mountain safely and the mountain is no longer spectacular. This section places more emphasis on the negative side of progress and how it is the main enemy that nature has. People believe that progress in the states is getting rid of dangers and obstacles that make their daily lives harder. Their main goal is to have a seemless and boring life. The third part of the book brings in all of Aldo Leopolds theories and scientific background.

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A Sand County Almanac, BookRags