Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Analytical response paper for Ted Koosier's Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps This papers should be focused on a th.Download file to see previous pages..

Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Analytical response paper for Ted Koosier's Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps This papers should be focused on a th.

Autumn Kooser mentions that he thought when he reaches middle age, his life would be more peaceful --- focusing more on vacations, relaxations, and visits to relatives. That was how it was until he discovered he has cancer. The treatments he went through and the realities he faced during this period made him look back to how his life had been, which jumpstarts his process of viewing life differently. It is obvious in Kooser’s writings that autumn is his favorite season. It is noticeable in his description of the “official morning of autumn, sunny, cool, and breezy..the leaves just beginning to fall..the last of the barn swallows have finally set out for the south” (Kooser 77-8). He talks about the season in such a nostalgic tone, making readers realize that he is also talking about life, and the passing of the years. Autumn is the season before winter, the season of cold white snow when everything is white, calm, and peaceful. Autumn epitomizes his life as he journeys towards his life’s end, where everything will be cold and peaceful. One would think that Kooser’s illness would cause him to view the autumn season or the autumn of his life in a bleak and bitter manner, but he narrates it in an objective fashion, saying that it is in autumn when “it is a spectacle to view thousands of geese --- in peaceful armies --- hissing, cackling, and gabbling..waddling along to certain destruction” (Kooser 80). It is very much like his life, no matter how tame or calm his character is, he is now constantly smiling, narrating, laughing, and reminiscing of past things as he moves towards a certain destruction, which could be pertained to death. In a way, it could be the author’s method of coping with his journey as he moves on with life, using metaphors to explain the passing of his life’s seasons towards an inevitable path. When he mentioned towards the latter part of the chapter “But it’s still a good life..not even a chicken digs for nothing” (Kooser 111), Kooser made it clear to everyone that his life had been good, but seasons pass as they should. Winter As mentioned earlier, the book is about Kooser’s life and the intricate details that are stuck in his memory that molded his character. He divided the book into four chapters, and the winter chapter is more linked to Christmas and good feelings when he was younger. In this chapter, it seems the author relays the stories from only a few days ago. There were some lines that provided clues to how much Kooser remembers: “That was more than thirty years ago and is as vivid to me as if I had just looked up to see my uncle slowly passing my kitchen window” (Kooser 140). People would view Kooser’s life as colorful and meaningful, not because it was filled with extraordinary activities from childhood to adulthood. Nor did he come from an extraordinary family. From his narratives, their family and his childhood activities were similar to those of other kids. He vividly remembers Christmases shared with his family, especially when he used to make colorful bows for Christmas presents sold at their store (Kooser 135). What makes Kooser’s life extraordinary and colorful is that way he sees the caring and concern among the people he has been with, and how he reminisces the ordinary things with the same feelings he felt then during that past scenario.