The theme of “White Rabbit” is that great moments of self-discovery
can come from feats of independence and confidence. She reveals that she tried
group hiking in summer but didn’t find a love for mountains until she climbed
alone in winter. I like the way she uses opposites in groupings of two
throughout the essay. For example, she says, “the potential danger is immense;
the actual danger is low.” She uses these groups of two to compare reality to
imagination or to explain a realization. They give the essay a practical feeling
and guide the reader through her thought process. I also like that way she
talks about the mountain and her experience. She has “learned to respect that
which can swallow [her] whole” and always bears in mind the power of the mountain
and the danger she is in, which shows how experienced and trustworthy she is as
a hiker and a narrator.
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