The intro caught my attention. He gave a couple details about how the trip went wrong which got me interested because it didn’t go into detail about how they actually happened. I could tell by the first paragraph that the essay was going to take me on an adventure through his old camp ground memories.
Yes, he sticks to his memories about camping with his father only how he is doing it with his own son. It is heartwarming to see how the things they are doing is an exact replica of what he used to do with his father, just now the roles are reversed.
He did a great job of using sensory details. Throughout the whole essay I was able to picture myself at the camp ground. He used a great amount of similes to help describe things. Overall, it put me in the moment.
There wasn’t any dialogue, however I didn’t feel it was lacking it. I was still able to get a sense of his and the boys attitudes without it.
I was able to connect and relate, because I too have had those special moments with mom/dad that stay in the back of my memory that I only hope one day to share with my kids.
It shows how what he did as a kid is still enjoyable to him and is able to bring back endless memories. Now he is able to share this with his child and is able to catch a different perspective of life.
Throughout the whole essay he talks about how sometimes he can’t distinguish the line in his mind of whether what is going on is him in his memory or his son. In the conclusion the last statement was very bold because he talks about in that very moment when his son is buckling his belt he literally felt like he was in that moment. He could actually feel the wetness of his son’s suit. I thought that alone summed up the whole essay.
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