Entry 2 -->Once More to the Lake by E. B. White

     Through E.B White’s short story, the readers find themselves jumping between past and present. Haunted by his memories, the protagonist heads back to a lake in hopes of rekindling the flames of old memories. As an excuse for this spontaneous trip, the antagonist brings his son along for the ride. When the father reaches the lake with his son, a surreal tone seems to encompass the authors story. As the antagonists memories become more vivid the reader is lured into this dreamlike state and the memories are painted clearer for the reader. The purpose of this story is to present this father taking his son on a trip to his childhood lake of memories, and when he arrives he is no longer the father; but instead the son. Every move his son makes reminds him of a new memory until he finds himself no longer in the present but in the past; he watches his sons every move and in his dream like state relives his past. Even though time has aged him he finds himself a kid once again, realizing just because you have left your memories doesn’t mean you have forgotten them.