Compare And Contrast Florida Caverns A Nature-Made Wonderland

The Florida Caverns is a grand place found in the state of Florida, like the name suggests, which can cause people visiting the location to view it from different standards or interests. Charles Cottingham’s poem, “Florida Caverns”, and Robert O. Vernon’s article, “Florida Caverns A Nature-Made Wonderland” show how the two authors view and examine the same place and yet, they are able to describe the Florida Caverns in such different ways that showcase their true feelings towards the location. But, when readers examine their works carefully, they can also see similarities in how the authors view the caverns.

To begin with, the two pieces of writing showcase a lot of differences in viewpoints of the Florida Caverns. Vernon’s article shows that

In the first paragraph, he explains how the rocks came to be, the article reading, “The rocks visible…were formed from the hard shells of animals that lived in one of these seas.” The author isn’t trying to bring his own opinions about the rocks of the caverns and how ‘magical’ or ‘cool’ he might find them; he simply wanted to teach others about what could be found in the caverns. Vernon also said in paragraph 8, “…about 450 tons of rock is carried away dissolved in water...how cavernous the rock must be.” This suggests that the author felt intimidated by the caverns and its intense features. Contrasting to Robert O. Vernon’s viewpoint is the one of Charles Cottingham. In his poem, “Florida Caverns”, he expresses his emotions toward the caverns more vividly. In the first and second lines of the first stanza, Conttingham wrote,”

When readers look closely, the can see one thing that both writers have in common: interest. The writings for both of them are done with so much passion pouring out of them as readers read through their information and thoughts about The Florida Caverns. The two writers weren’t just explaining to readers of a one-time topic that they had few care for, they believed that the topic of the Florida Caverns was truly interesting and that others should become invested in the topic as well. Yes, Vernon wrote a lot of information about the rocks and the features of the cavern in his article, but he even went as far as to talk about the ‘duck’ which was described in paragraph 7 as “irregular resistance of the limestone to solution by the ground water.” Additionally, Cottingham wrote in stanza 5 of his poem a relevant quote which reads, “The brute would look and turn away…It’s ours to seek while here we stay.” Cottingham shows with these lines that he believes the smart thing to do would be to thoroughly learn and explore the Florida Caverns as best as possible, which write Vernon would surely agree with from his own interest and care for the