Unchopping A Tree-W.S. Merwin
Summary
This essay is written by W.S. Marwin. In this essay, the writer has shown the impossibility of reversing the ruined environment. This essay persuades the readers not to chop the trees. He wants to show how difficult to bring things back in earlier position. This essay consists of two parts. One is the directive part, where the writer describes the entire process of putting back a chopped tree. The second part consists of the more serious message he wants to give. According to the writer, unchopping a tree is impossible task. We should not take back to the chopped tree. The second part consists of the more serious message he wants to give. The writer tells us how to labor hard to make a chopped tree alive again. He has given all advices for the purpose of preservation against deforestation. It is too much difficult for joining after it is fallen down. The writer says that we have to join all broken parts of the tree and make the tree stand as before. We have to make its stand and give new life. The writer feels great pains describing the process of repairing the tree. It becomes clear from the beginning. The tree cannot be put back. Men can only stick back the leaves and branches but it will not be alive. Therefore, the writer says that our unwise chopping of trees will lead us to the destruction of the environment for our safety. Senseless and widespread chopping of trees must be ended at once. Another idea that is expressed in the essay is that natural things cannot be replaced by manmade structures. They will not have life. If we cut down the trees, they will be destroyed. He presents the surgical work of tree for survival in the world.
Summary
In the essay “Unchopping a Tree”, the writer presents impossible example to convey deep meaning. Joining the chopped parts of trees refers to the new plantation of more trees in the open fields, which are full of stumps. Every part of trees refers to the every parts of the nature whether they are small or big. Each and every parts of nature is important. As we are also the creation of the nature, it is our duty to maintain the balance in the nature. We don’t have rights to destroy the nature. Actually we are not destroying the nature but we are destroying ourselves. Our lives totally depend upon the nature. Through the writer’s appeal to join the parts of the chopped trees, he wants to remind human beings about their important works to be done to conserve the greenery of the nature.
Unchopping a tree is impossible. It is only a kind of feeling but certainly it has meaning. The writer emphasizes on the preservation of the nature. The nature should be preserved and those persons who cur the trees must plant some more in replacement. When they save and plant the trees, it is unchopping a tree. The writer warns that it is easy to destroy but very hard to create. He further says that life of a tree and human life are the same so they should be preserved with equal emphasis. Not only the trees we should save but also should protect the habitats of some animals who live in trees.
The writer tries to persuade us how to work hard to bring the chopped tree into the original situation, which is not really possible. When a tree is felled down, there is no way to bring it into its original condition. But its place can be replaced with more trees, which we plant. Trees are also the important parts of the ecosystem as other living creatures. We should think of conservation of such trees instead of deforestation for the protection of the ecosystem.
Summary
A tree is chopped. Now you have to unchop or join all its parts and place it where it was. To unchop or join the tree, collect leaves, twigs and put them in their own places. If you have not cut down the tree into small pieces, it will not be difficult to join. If the tree is hollow and there are nests, the work will be more difficult. But, you have to put everything in their original order. If this tree has damaged other trees or plants while it was falling, you will have to repair them all. There may be spider’s web in the tree. Try your best to replace it. Can you use the leaf’s living bond to join in order to supply its food? Use fixative like gum to fix parts of the tree and get help of scaffolding / support / framework to stand the tree upright. Mind it you must gather the chips and sawdust. Then, you must return them to their proper places. Oh! How to set the sap flowing? The next day, you remove the scaffolding piece by piece. When you take the last piece out, the tree stand on its own. You can’t believe your eyes. Now you can only wait and watch the tree.
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