Solomon MacIvey is an older man with “tired eyes”. (Smith 1) He closely identifies with his family name; he says that none of his ancestors died in a house such as the one he lives in and he won’t either. (Smith 2) He would rather remember things as they were originally than to see them the way they are now. (Smith 3)
Solomon misses the old and greener Florida he lived in. At this point in his life he observes keenly the changes that have come to pass since his childhood. He says he "...would rather see things as they once were." (Smith 6) That is the reason why he is going to Punta Rassa to live in the cabin that his dad built. In fact, he wants to invite his half brother Toby Cypress to go with him to hunt, fish, and plant a garden. Solomon is looking to connect with the nature he knew when he was young.
Solomon has a strong sense of place with Punta Rassa. It is where his father built a cabin and where he is headed to enjoy his last days. Toby tells Solomon a saying that describes how when an old man is about to die, he goes to the place where he was born and raised, sort of like a place he feels at home in. For Solomon, that's Punta Rassa. Even though he regrets having built as much as he did, Solomon will leave behind preserves for animals and money to go along with it to continue the production of reserves.
As Solomon wants to go to his childhood home, I also want to go to my childhood home and enjoy the places I remember. Solomon feels a sense of place with Punta Rassa. I feel a sense of place with the mountains and beaches of Ecuador. I also wish for it to be preserved the way I remember it.
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