Good writing is clear thinking made visible. A writer has to have a direction and vision. If they don’t, how will they be able to guide the reader? When these tools are in place it will help the direction of the writer and the intended message. As a matter of fact, Proulx’s metaphor of “digging is never done because the shovel scrapes at life itself” relates to good writing. Felt as though you learn as much by writing as by reading. Proulx was all about reading and researching the information that was needed on the matter

Proulx’s essay expresses how printed books are basically becoming extinct. As time progresses more people are relying on technology and less on the printed copies. Proulx talked about her distaste of libraries and how it