The Comparison of ways E.B. White and W.M. Forster use “Time” in their essays.

E.B. White’s essay Once More to the Lake (1941) and E.M. Forster’s essay My Wood (1936) use time differently to develop their work. Both White and Forster use time to demonstrate timelessness of life, change as a result of progress, and the passing of time resulting in death.
Many people will relate to White’s description of the lake and Forster’s description of his wood. Nature has a timelessness that is untouchable. White illustrates timelessness by emphasizing his feelings of dislocation that his son is he and therefore he is his father. Therefore it feels to him that the years were simply a mirage and nothing has changed. In keeping with this idea White focuses on the similarities of the lake, the cottages, the actions of his son, and even the dragonflies to demonstrate how nature remains constant. White’s essay flows from his memories of times at the lake with his father to the present where he is at the lake with his son. Subtly White is reinforcing his ide...