Page 500 section 2 paragraph 18.
" I felt instead a headlong rush of images: people hunting wild horses with spears on the Pleistocene veld of southern California"
In this one tiny line Lopez accomplishes a great deal. In addition to exemplifying the emotional effect that the horse had on him by giving an image of the world that it must have came from. He also gives a bit of history as well. Showing that while the horse in and of itself is incredible it's significance becomes magnified by the place, both physical and in time that it came into existence. This shows imagery, narrative description, emotional appeal and a sense of time.All together it showcases what a true understanding of place can do to empower a piece of writing.
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