Question

what idea about the weasel is communicated in the first two paragraphs of the essay?

Answer 1

The idea about the weasel that is communicated in the first two paragraphs of the essay is that the weasels are very instinctive in nature.

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- In the first paragraph of the essay, Annie Dillard describes the nature of weasels and especially their instinctive response.

- In the second paragraph, she describes her encounter with the weasel in the forest and places herself in the weasel's position mentally and reflects upon the actions of the weasel.

- She calls humans to live like weasels.

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