John McPhee: From The Encircled River

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What does the grizzly bear represent of McPhee? Point out specific passages that help suggest his various attitudes.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

What surprising details about grizzly bears did you encounter in this essay? How does McPhee parcel out factual information about these creatures within the narrative framework of his encounter with an actual bear?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Describe a sudden encounter of your own with a potentially dangerous situation. Like McPhee, show readers what went through your mind and your physical responses, in addition to facts of what happened.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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