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| Aerial view of Estepa, Spain |
NOTE: This is our LAST essay! Some of the ideas introduced here will form the conversation of our final paper, so be sure to read it and answer the questions.
Answer TWO of the following:
Q1: What makes the author fall in love with the idea of Estepa, and what was supposedly so great about it? When he finally gets there, is it all that he hoped for?
Q2: Why does Estepa vanish from modern editions of Europe Through the Back Door? What does it seem to lack that other, more touristy destinations, still offer to the traveler? Does the author seem to agree?
Q3: Why is travel writing “dying” in recent years, at least compared to the past 20? In a way, why has travel writing itself become like Estepa, a genre of writing that most people no longer want to visit (or don’t even know about)? What makes it less exciting considering that people still love to travel and explore the world?
Q4: Somewhat related to Q3, what makes travel writing such a unique form of literature, different than many other forms of writing? And why is reading about someone’s travels always different from going there yourself?
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