Once More To The Lake

Once More To The Lake, an essay written by E. B.  White, is about a father and his son going to a lake that the father once went to with his dad. In this short, seven page essay, White describes how he felt while at the place with his son. It goes far beyond just the usual happy emotions. White tells how he feels like he is living a double existence. He remembers being there as a child, with his father, and now he is at the lake as a father, with his son. While he lives the present, he is also living the past, hence the feeling of double existence.
Towards the end of the passage, White begins to realize that he is only mortal. Just like the previous generations, White will grow old and soon die, leaving it up to his son to carry the tradition. However, his son will go through the same process White is feeling. The lake, on the other hand, will be there forever. It will never go through the process of growing old and eventually dying, but it will be forever growing older.