Barry Lopez's Essay A Literature Of Place

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Barry Lopez Takes Readers On Date With Nature
In the essay, A Literature of place, Barry Lopez discusses the topic of relationships in nature. He proposes that everyone should pay attention to their surroundings. Lopez claims that he has a certain “intimacy” with nature, and he also says everyone should feel that connection. He also explains that places we love outside can tell alot about who we are as a person, and that we should spend more time observing our surroundings, he feels as if no one appreciates nature and no one appreciates the art that nature actually portrays, they don’t see all of the odd ends, and miss out on the little things that we don't look deep enough for. Lopez, gets his point across by using an example like, going