I thought that Douglas’ story was a very colorful, image invoking piece of writing. For someone who has never been to the everglades—like myself, this article did a wonderful job of explaining the various plant and animal life and its processes in a way that anyone can understand. I particularly enjoyed the story of geologic formation of not only the everglades, but the entire state of Florida. The water flows of the everglades are explained in detail beginning with rivers in north central Florida, and how they drain into the Okeechobee Lake, down through the Glades, and eventually make its way to the sea. The description of rock formation over millennia and how glaciers affected the landscape to the north as well as rising and falling sea levels during multiple ice ages.
I didn’t care too much for the way the author decided to communicate the information. Although it was effective in depicting scenery, her language focused on poetry rather than information dissemination. There were countless references to how “green, brown, and glassy” the saw grass was. I felt like the point she was trying to make could be done a lot quicker, without losing the attention of the reader.
Beside the style, the author defiantly did her research with this article. Every speck on the map had been accounted for. The geologic perspective enticed me and kept my attention toward the end when her boring poetic writing was starting to get the best of me.
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