Ways of walking

  1. Why does Solnit bring in all these other ways of walking into her essay? What is her purpose for doing this? (See “Rhetorical Situation,” particularly “exigence” and “audience”)
  2. Whom does Solnit’s intended audience seem to be? How do you know? What clues does the text give us?
  3. What is a space that is familiar to you that you think will also interest your audience? Describe its features.