Still, the most astonishing description of the power of nature is the depiction of storms and Hurricane Katrina. In addition, nature is often used for describing feelings, as Esch believes that people can be “like quiet and the wind” (Ward 22) or “hunched like birds” (Ward 174). Being afraid of consequences, she wants to get rid of her baby, but then she looks at China and realizes that motherhood and bringing new life to this world is the ability to discover what love is and how powerful instincts and nature are, as “to give life is to know what’s worth fighting for” (Ward 77). Also, it is found in the feelings of Esch when she finds out that she is pregnant herself. This duality is described in the miracle of birth, as Esch’s mother died during giving birth to the youngest child, Junior (Ward 167). Moreover, the power of nature is seen in the proximity and interconnectedness of life and death. Even though a pit bull is trained as a fighter, the power of its love is stronger than violent instincts as soon as a dogfight ends, and it is returned home to its puppies, feeling “love as certainty” (Ward 91). This ambiguity is in the very essence of treating animals because even though China is a beloved pet, it is taken to “illegal dogfights set back in the woods” (Ward 15) every once in a while in order to win some money for the needy family. This duality is in the description of woods that are both soothing during taking walks and feeling “the green reach of the trees” (Ward 53) and daunting when the darkness covers the awe of dogfights and violence (Ward 124). It is shown in describing China, who can be a loving pet and mother when she is with her puppies and Esch (“China is licking the puppies – I ‘ve never seen her so gentle” (Ward 18) and turn into a monster during dogfights and hunting, letting its instincts override its motherhood senses and tenderness when it comes to “the mad scrabble, the cutting barks and teeth” (Ward 103). The core of the novel is the duality of nature. Still, the very essence of nature changes during the story, as it grows from friendly and indifferent to destructive and punishing, returning to friendly at the end of the novel. For example, birds have a sense of upcoming disasters and “out of the storm, and everything else roams as far away from the winds and rain as possible” (Ward 39), giving, at the same time, signs to people. Moreover, there is a line of instincts as natural phenomena. From this perspective, nature is described in detail, as there are numerous descriptions of words, rivers, animals, birds, and insects.

First and foremost, it is the nature itself – physical landforms, weather, animals, and geographic phenomena. To begin with, there are several aspects of storylines that are seen as depictions of nature.

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